Downloadable/browsable version of the .NET Framework source code?

Question

Now that the source code to the .NET Framework has been made available, is there any way to actually view it that doesn\'t involve using Visual Studio to step into a framewo

Answer 1

I was disappointed with how the source code is deployed. I wanted to download and search or browse the code like you.

What I did was install the soure code then copied all the soure code into a separate folder. In my case, H:\CodeLibrary\dotNetSource. I then uninstalled the source code.

The source comes scattered in numerous folders. Therefore, it takes a long time to search, copy, or move. What I did was traversed the folders, moving all the source into one folder. Now searching the source code is easy with Indexing Service or Windows Desktop Search.

For instance, I needed to review the code for TrackBar. I typed "@filename trackbar.cs" in my search utility and bingo.

I cannot tell you how valuable it is to have the source a couple clicks away. When designing, I probably search the source code at least a dozen times a day.