Is there an equivalent of Application_Start for a class library in c#

Question

I would like to execute certain code in a class library when it is instantiated from another assembly. Is there an entry point or bootstrap for a class library? I thought t

Answer 1

Have you looked into the PreApplicationStartMethodAttribute?

using System.Web;

[assembly: PreApplicationStartMethod(typeof(ClassLibrary.Startup), "Start")]

namespace ClassLibrary
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public static void Start()
        {
            // do some awesome stuff here!
        }
    }
}

More detail: http://dochoffiday.com/professional/simulate-application-start-in-class-library