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SyncMaster
SyncMaster

Reputation: 9966

Adding references

How can I programmatically add an assembly (DLL) as reference in a C# project? I need to add a reference at run time.

Consider if my project uses another class library (DLL) then I need to add that DLL as a reference in my project. How can I do that at run time?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 656

Answers (2)

GvS
GvS

Reputation: 52501

Probably you want to get the type information from a class in another .dll, and then create an object instance of that class.

var lateBindingType = Type.GetType("Name.Of.The.Class,NameOfDll");
var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(lateBindingType);

In the call to Type.GetType you use the Fully Qualified Type Name.

Upvotes: 1

Random Dev
Random Dev

Reputation: 52300

I guess you want to load an type at runtime? You can use Assembly.Load and reflection to do this.

Upvotes: 2

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