Hello,

I have an assembly A that implements additional features for another
assembly B and should link itself automatically into the mechanisms of B
when it is loaded. Is there a way to get code executed in assembly A without
explicitly calling a method in A?

Thanx,

Simon

Please use interfaces.

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reflection allows you to call any code (within the .NET CAS security
limits).

"Simon Egli" <simon_egli65 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

"Simon Egli" <simon_egli65 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Yes and no.

No, because assembly A won't be loaded until you call a method in A. Yes,
because using type initializers (static constructor or .cctor) you can run
code of your choice before any other method is called for the first time.

If you are loading assembly A via reflection (Assembly.Load or
Assembly.LoadFrom) then place a custom attribute on assembly A to designate
an entrypoint that the plugin loader should call. You'll have to add this
feature to the plugin loader, but it will end up being reusable.