BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies equivalent for non-web applications

Question

Compared to AppDomain.GetAssemblies(), BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies() (System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager) seems a more reliable way to get th

Answer 1

This solution is based on @steven's answer. But would work in Web, WinForms, Consoles, and Windows Services.

var binDirectory = String.IsNullOrEmpty(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.RelativeSearchPath) ? AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory : AppDomain.CurrentDomain.RelativeSearchPath;

var assemblies = from file in Directory.GetFiles(binDirectory)
                 where Path.GetExtension(file) == ".dll"
                 select Assembly.LoadFrom(file);