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A quick way to 'protect' your code (or Howto crash Reflector .NET) [modified]

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  • D DaveAuld

    Contact form on red-gate.com website? :doh: Just seen your other post, how did you your write this bug is what you were asking..........em, you used your keyboard to enter information onto your computer, thats how :~

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    leppie
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    That was not the question... I am asking how to create that MSIL code in C#, if possible. I cant think of any way to do so.

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    • A Adam Maras

      I'm versed in .NET and C#, but not CIL. What exactly does this do, and why does it 1) not have a C# equivalent and 2) make Reflector eat shit?

      Adam Maras | Software Developer Microsoft Certified Professional Developer

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      leppie
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      1. It is similar to:

      static object Foo(object obj)
      {
      if (obj == null)
      {
      return obj;
      }
      return obj.GetType();
      }

      But when you compile this in C#, it will use a bunch of store and load instructions. 1) I am not sure if C# ever emits the dup opcode. 2) Because it is buggy, and you should never trust the output of Reflector's reconstructed C# code :)

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      • S Simon P Stevens

        Norm .net wrote:

        It would be a whole lot simpler if everyone coded in IL binary, then they'd be no need for C#,F# VB.net, IL, bytecode, C++, assembly etc.etc... One common lanugage to unite us all.

        FTFY

        Simon

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        leppie
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        Binary??? Man, that's so high-level. We should be shorting out transistors with DIP switches!

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        • L leppie

          .method static object Foo(object obj)
          {
          ldarg.0
          dup
          brtrue.s L1
          ret
          L1:
          callvirt instance class [mscorlib]System.Type [mscorlib]System.Object::GetType()
          ret
          }

          While there is no way***** you can write this in C#, it is still valid and verifiable IL. I picked this up when writing an accessor for chained properties to do null checks without having to store and load from locals (which is a 'tad' more complex than the example shown above). (I did report the bug to Redgate though) * Bonus points if someone can tell me how to emit the above code using the C# compiler

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          modified on Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:21 AM

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          Super Lloyd
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          Perhaps.... You can write a small "IL Project" and merge it in your C# assembly! (How To[^] with Visual Studio)

          A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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          • S Super Lloyd

            Perhaps.... You can write a small "IL Project" and merge it in your C# assembly! (How To[^] with Visual Studio)

            A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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            NormDroid
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            For people who have far too much time on their hands.

            Two heads are better than one.

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            • L leppie
              1. It is similar to:

              static object Foo(object obj)
              {
              if (obj == null)
              {
              return obj;
              }
              return obj.GetType();
              }

              But when you compile this in C#, it will use a bunch of store and load instructions. 1) I am not sure if C# ever emits the dup opcode. 2) Because it is buggy, and you should never trust the output of Reflector's reconstructed C# code :)

              xacc.ide
              IronScheme - 1.0 RC 1 - out now!
              ((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x))) The Scheme Programming Language – Fourth Edition

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              Daniel Grunwald
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              leppie wrote:

              I am not sure if C# ever emits the dup opcode.

              It does. For example, dup occurs when using the "??" operator, or when using the result of an assignment "return v = obj;".

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              • D Daniel Grunwald

                leppie wrote:

                I am not sure if C# ever emits the dup opcode.

                It does. For example, dup occurs when using the "??" operator, or when using the result of an assignment "return v = obj;".

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                leppie
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                Interesting. Thanks :) Unfortunately, one still cannot 'utilize' the stack as I have via C#, not that I think it will make any difference to native code output, just easier to write IL without having to deal with locals as well.

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                • S Super Lloyd

                  Perhaps.... You can write a small "IL Project" and merge it in your C# assembly! (How To[^] with Visual Studio)

                  A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station.... _________________________________________________________ My programs never have bugs, they just develop random features.

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                  leppie
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                  Yes, ILMerge is nice. The original IL was generated from C# anyways, I just tweaked it to make it easier to write with Reflection.Emit. :)

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                  • N NormDroid

                    For people who have far too much time on their hands.

                    Two heads are better than one.

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                    PIEBALDconsult
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                    Nope; I won't touch it.

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                    • L leppie

                      Binary??? Man, that's so high-level. We should be shorting out transistors with DIP switches!

                      xacc.ide
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                      Steve Mayfield
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                      I was looking at high end video card last night and the ATI Radeon 9850 has 2.15 billion transistors - I better get started on the driver - flip, flip, no flip.......

                      Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am

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