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TypeForwardedTo Attribute: Forward a Type to a Different Assembly
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We often face the need to shift a type from one assembly to another. What if everything is already deployed? The TypeForwardedTo attribute comes in to help.
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Have you ever needed to execute a system command from your application? You can accomplish this easily with C#.
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Learn about a simple yet elegant way to secure managed assemblies from easy disassembly by using the powerful interoperability features of .NET.
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Learn how Executables and DLLs are loaded into the process address space and how CLR is initialized. Included is a simple project that includes an example and explains how to create and use a DLL in C#.
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