Summary
The API Portability Analyzer tool provides a list of .NET APIs that are used by an application, and the portability of those .NET APIs on various .NET profiles or platforms. This enables easy portability analysis for developers who consider porting an existing application to various platforms.
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Download information
The API Portability Analyzer – Alpha is available for download from the following Microsoft Download Center website:
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Supported command-line options for this tool
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Standard Option |
Description of the option |
Usage |
|---|---|---|
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-? |
Displays help information |
ApiPort.exe -? |
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-listTargets |
Display the list of the possible target profiles that may be specified |
ApiPort.exe -listTargets |
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<assembly> [optional params] |
Analyze an assembly |
ApiPort.exe my.dll |
The <assembly> option also takes some additional optional parameters.
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Option |
Description of the option |
Usage |
|---|---|---|
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-targets:"Windows|ProjectK|Windows Phone" |
One of target profiles supported by the tool |
ApiPort.exe my.dll |
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-out:filename |
the output file to which the results are to be written |
ApiPort.exe my.dll –out:filename.xlsx |
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-description |
Description of the submission |
ApiPort.exe my.dll |
The tool produces a Microsoft Excel workbook as its output. This workbook provides various levels of analysis. The tool provides a high level view that displays the percentage of portable APIs at an assembly level. The tool also provides a more detailed view that displays the list of individual APIs that are not portable on a given profile or platform.
Data Collection and Privacy
Microsoft collects a list of .NET APIs that are used by the user submitted binaries. Microsoft also collects the names of APIs that are created by using developer code. The tool does not collect the binary code, only names of the APIs are collected. This information is used to identify .NET APIs that are used by the binary and remove any developer written API from the portability analyzer report. Microsoft also collects assembly information such as assembly references for the binary and the Target Framework Moniker (TFM).
