Dynamically replace the contents of a C# method?

Question

What I want to do is change how a C# method executes when it is called, so that I can write something like this:

[Distributed]
public DTask Solve         


        

Answer 1

Based on the answer to this question and another, ive came up with this tidied up version:

// Note: This method replaces methodToReplace with methodToInject
// Note: methodToInject will still remain pointing to the same location
public static unsafe MethodReplacementState Replace(this MethodInfo methodToReplace, MethodInfo methodToInject)
        {
//#if DEBUG
            RuntimeHelpers.PrepareMethod(methodToReplace.MethodHandle);
            RuntimeHelpers.PrepareMethod(methodToInject.MethodHandle);
//#endif
            MethodReplacementState state;

            IntPtr tar = methodToReplace.MethodHandle.Value;
            if (!methodToReplace.IsVirtual)
                tar += 8;
            else
            {
                var index = (int)(((*(long*)tar) >> 32) & 0xFF);
                var classStart = *(IntPtr*)(methodToReplace.DeclaringType.TypeHandle.Value + (IntPtr.Size == 4 ? 40 : 64));
                tar = classStart + IntPtr.Size * index;
            }
            var inj = methodToInject.MethodHandle.Value + 8;
#if DEBUG
            tar = *(IntPtr*)tar + 1;
            inj = *(IntPtr*)inj + 1;
            state.Location = tar;
            state.OriginalValue = new IntPtr(*(int*)tar);

            *(int*)tar = *(int*)inj + (int)(long)inj - (int)(long)tar;
            return state;

#else
            state.Location = tar;
            state.OriginalValue = *(IntPtr*)tar;
            * (IntPtr*)tar = *(IntPtr*)inj;
            return state;
#endif
        }
    }

    public struct MethodReplacementState : IDisposable
    {
        internal IntPtr Location;
        internal IntPtr OriginalValue;
        public void Dispose()
        {
            this.Restore();
        }

        public unsafe void Restore()
        {
#if DEBUG
            *(int*)Location = (int)OriginalValue;
#else
            *(IntPtr*)Location = OriginalValue;
#endif
        }
    }