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Asked: 2026-05-12T23:33:24+00:00

I heard from a friend that asp.net relies on/uses a Windows forms class. I

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I heard from a friend that asp.net relies on/uses a Windows forms class. I tried to figure out which class that might be.

The only class I found was System.Web.UI.WebControls.FontInfo
with the property public string[] Names
that has an Attribute Editor("System.Windows.Forms.Design.StringArrayEditor--snip")

Is there a reference to the Windows.Forms.dll from System.Web.dll?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think there is a reference from System.Web, Version 2.0.0.0 to System.Windows.Forms.

    Check out System.Web.Compilation.ResXBuildProvider.GetResourceReader(Stream) in Reflector.
    On line one: ResXResourceReader reader = new ResXResourceReader(inputStream);
    ResXResourceReader is from System.Windows.Forms, Version 2.0.0.0

    I was curious because I noticed System.Windows.Forms in the loaded modules window in Visual Studio.

    ildasm System.web.dll /out =System.Web.il let me quickly search for System.Windows.Forms references. I couldn’t quickly figure out a way to do it from reflector.

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