Discover four different ways to read your own application's metadata. Examples are in C# and VB.NET.
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C# Reflection Refresher
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.NET is powerful because it can interrogate language constructs. The "reflection" subsystem lets you find out anything about anything.
Securing Managed Assemblies with Native EXE Interoperability
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Learn about a simple yet elegant way to secure managed assemblies from easy disassembly by using the powerful interoperability features of .NET.
Inter-Process Communication in .NET Using Named Pipes, Part 2
Published 06/04/2004
Describes how to build a .NET Named Pipes multithreaded server and a client communicating with it.
An Introduction to Reflection in C#
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Learn how to use reflection classes to read at runtime the attribute and other information defined in your assemblies (.NET Programs).
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