Isolated applications and side-by-side assemblies

Posted Date: 22 Apr 2006	Resource Type: Articles	Category: .NET Framework
Author: Chinchu Raj S	Member Level: Silver
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Introduction

Side-by-side assemblies are collection of resources available at runtime. They may be collection of dlls, classes, type libraries or interfaces. An applicfation with all components as side-by-side assemblies is called an isolated application.

Types

Side-by-side assembly can be shared or private. As in general private assembly is shared by one application whereas side-by-side assembly is shared among multiple applications.

Manifest

Manifest describes side-by-side assembly and isolated application. Manifest is an XML file that will be embedded inside the application or external. It manages the name and version of the assembly. For a shared side-by-side assembly, its manifest is installed in the WinSxS\Manifests folder. The information stored in the manifest is used by windows to search and load the assembly. It is possible to change side-by-side assembly dependencies after an application has been deployed by modifying the Publisher Configuration Files and Application Configuration Files.

Summary

Side-by-side assemblies provide a way for implementing multiple dlls in one assembly. It is a feature particular to .NET.

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