IMetaDataConverter Interface

Provides methods to map type libraries to their metadata signatures, and to convert from one to the other.

Methods

Method	Description
IMetaDataConverter::GetMetaDataFromTypeInfo Method	Gets a pointer to an IMetaDataImport instance that represents the metadata signature for the type library referenced by the specified ITypeInfo instance.
IMetaDataConverter::GetMetaDataFromTypeLib Method	Gets a pointer to an IMetaDataImport instance that represents the metadata signature for the type library represented by the specified ITypeLib instance.
IMetaDataConverter::GetTypeLibFromMetaData Method	Gets a pointer to an ITypeLib instance that represents the type library that has the specified module and library names.

Platform: See .NET Framework System Requirements.

Header: Cor.h

Library: Used as a resource in MsCorEE.dll

.NET Framework Versions: 4, 3.5 SP1, 3.5, 3.0 SP1, 3.0, 2.0 SP1, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0