Creating C# Class Library (DLL) Using Visual Studio .NET

Creating a DLL using Visual C# is piece of cake. Believe me its much easier than VC++. I have divided this tutorial in two parts. 1. Building a Class Library, and 2. Building a client application to test the DLL.

An Introduction to Microsoft® Visual Studio

This tutorial will walk you through your first Visual Studio project. It will give you experience with the Visual Studio IDE. This tutorial is linked from the University of Virginia Tech. Consequently, lab names and numbers obviously do not pertain to the University of Wisconsin. Also, the directories in the given pictures are incorrect. You should save your work on your U drive.

What Is Visual Studio.Net

Many people always get confused with Visual Studio .NET (VS.NET) and .NET technology. VS.NET is just an editor, provided by Microsoft to help developers write .NET programs easily . VS.NET editor automatically generates lot of code, allows developers to drag and drop controls to a form, provide short cuts to compile and build the application etc.

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