Loads the specified assembly. Namespace: Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.Common
Assembly: Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider (in microsoft.configurationmanagement.managementprovider.dll)

Usage

Visual Basic 
Dim assemblyName As String
Dim returnValue As Assembly

returnValue = UtilityClass.LoadAssemblyByName(assemblyName)

Syntax

Visual Basic 
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Public Shared Function LoadAssemblyByName ( _
		assemblyName As String _
) As Assembly
C# 
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name="FullTrust")] 
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Name="FullTrust")] 
public static Assembly LoadAssemblyByName (
		string assemblyName
)
C++ 
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Name=L"FullTrust")] 
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Name=L"FullTrust")] 
public:
static Assembly^ LoadAssemblyByName (
		String^ assemblyName
)
J# 
/** @attribute PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name="FullTrust") */ 
/** @attribute PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Name="FullTrust") */ 
public static Assembly LoadAssemblyByName (
		String assemblyName
)
JScript 
public static function LoadAssemblyByName (
		assemblyName : String
) : Assembly

Parameters

assemblyName

[in] Name of an assembly.

Return Value

System.Reflection.Assembly object that represents the loaded assembly.

Exceptions

Exception type Condition
InvalidOperationException

The requested assembly could not be loaded. For more information, refer to the inner exception.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2003,Windows Vista

See Also