Common Intermediate Language

Common Intermediate Language (CIL) is a low-level programming language defined by the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) specification and is used in both the .NET Framework and Mono. This Wikibook is meant to be both an introduction to CIL and a useful reference.

Contents

Getting Started

Writing and compiling a simple "Hello, World!" program.

Basics

Basic Syntax

The basic syntax of CIL.

Variables

Creating and using variables.

Methods

Declaring and calling methods.

Exception Handling

Catching and throwing errors.

Instructions

Stack

Arithmetic

Control Flow

Logic

Classes and Objects

Classes

Visibility Modifiers

Enumerations

Interfaces

Value Types

Attributes

Namespaces

Inheritance

More Modifiers

Generics

Garbage Collection and Object Lifetimes

Advanced Topics

Code Generation

Marshalling and Unmanaged Code