<dependentAssembly> Element

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05/25/2022

Encapsulates binding policy and assembly location for each assembly. Use one dependentAssembly element for each assembly.

<configuration>
  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding>
      <dependentAssembly>

Syntax

<dependentAssembly>
</dependentAssembly>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
`assemblyIdentity`	Contains identifying information about the assembly. This element must be included in each `dependentAssembly` element.
`codeBase`	Specifies where the runtime can find a shared assembly if it is not installed on the computer.
`bindingRedirect`	Redirects one assembly version to another.
`publisherPolicy`	Specifies whether the runtime applies publisher policy for this assembly.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
`assemblyBinding`	Contains information about assembly version redirection and the locations of assemblies.
`configuration`	The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.
`runtime`	Contains information about assembly binding and garbage collection.

Example

The following example shows how to encapsulate assembly information for two assemblies.

<configuration>  
   <runtime>  
      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">  
         <dependentAssembly>  
            <assemblyIdentity name="myAssembly"  
                              publicKeyToken="32ab4ba45e0a69a1"  
                              culture="neutral" />  
            <!--Redirection and codeBase policy for myAssembly.-->  
         </dependentAssembly>  
         <dependentAssembly>  
            <assemblyIdentity name="mySecondAssembly"  
                              publicKeyToken="32ab4ba45e0a69a1"  
                              culture="neutral" />  
            <!--Redirection and codeBase policy for mySecondAssembly.-->  
         </dependentAssembly>  
      </assemblyBinding>  
   </runtime>  
</configuration>

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