Implementing arrays and functions?

[Nickolas]

Hey everybody... I've recently read this article http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc136756.aspx and I extended the compiler by adding if statements and more commands... I noticed that there's special IL code for functions with arguments and arrays... Could anybody show me how to implement those in my language?

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[m0skit0]

IL code? Can you please specify more what you mean?

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[Nickolas]

IL code? Can you please specify more what you mean?

You probably already know that, but the whole .NET Framework (Languages and Libraries) is translated to IL code before compilation and is then JIT-Compiled. That problem was solved by MONO using AOT-Compilation. I prefer the first method for my language. So, after the code has passed through my lexer and parser I use reflection Libraries to emit IL code that is "interpreted" by the .NET Framework runtime "compiler". I've researched the matter a bit and I found out that there's special IL code for arrays and functions with arguments and fields. I've managed to implement variables but I can't understand how to implement the stuff mentioned before... I've also looked a bit at the source code of Boo but it is too messy.

[m0skit0]

Well I have no idea about .NET to be honest, but that seems a lot like Java. I'm sorry but I can't help further, but this should be very well documented by M$ anyway.

[Nickolas]

Well I have no idea about .NET to be honest, but that seems a lot like Java.

.NET is a copy of Java... Just like Windows is a copy of Mac OS..

Does anybody here know about the .NET? Also, I am thinking of changing it to target a framework of my own... Is this too difficult?

[devshelper]

you wanna make your own framework?

[Nickolas]

you wanna make your own framework?

Nope I want what I described in the past posts...