How is an assembly resolved in .NET?

Question

How are assemblies resolved in .NET. I mean, how is an assembly with a fully qualified name resolved. I am confused about the public/private key tokens and strong naming. Th

Answer 1

The following article on MSDN should help you out:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yx7xezcf(VS.71).aspx

Assembly resolution in .NET can be fairly complex, as assemblies can be located in a variety of locations including the GAC, colocated with the executing assembly, shadow copied, etc. The general process is called the Fusion process, and ensures that proper security measures are met when loading assemblies.