Question

I’m completely new to loading in libraries like this, but here’s where I stand:

I have a homemade DLL file it’s about as simple as it gets, the class itself and a method. In the home program that loads this library, I have:

Assembly testDLL = Assembly.LoadFile("C:\\dll\\test.dll");

From here, I’m kind of stuck. As far as I know, it’s loading it correctly because it gives me errors when I change the name.

What do I do from here? How exactly do I load the class & methods within it?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Use Assembly.GetTypes() to get a collection of all the types, or Assembly.GetType(name) to get a particular type.

You can then create an instance of the type with a parameterless constructor using Activator.CreateInstance(type) or get the constructors using Type.GetConstructors and invoke them to create instances.

Likewise you can get methods with Type.GetMethods() etc.

Basically, once you’ve got a type there are loads of things you can do – look at the member list for more information. If you get stuck trying to perform a particular task (generics can be tricky) just ask a specific question an I’m sure we’ll be able to help.