add Element for assemblies for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Adds an assembly reference to the collection.
<configuration> Element
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
compilation Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
assemblies Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
add Element for assemblies for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
<add
assembly="Assembly
[,Version=version number]
[,Culture=culture]
[,PublicKeyToken=token]"
/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
assembly |
Required String attribute. Specifies a comma-separated assembly combination consisting of version, culture, and public key tokens. ASP.NET searches for the assembly DLL first in the private Bin directory for the application, and then in the system assembly cache. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
configuration |
The root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and the .NET Framework applications. |
system.web |
Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section. |
compilation |
Configures all compilation settings that ASP.NET uses to compile applications. |
assemblies |
Defines a collection of names of assemblies that are used during compilation of an ASP.NET application. |
Remarks
The add element adds an assembly reference to use during compilation of a dynamic resource. ASP.NET automatically links this assembly to the resource when compiling each code module.
The value of the add element is an assembly name, not a DLL path. ASP.NET looks up the assembly name to find its physical DLL location. Optionally, you can specify the asterisk (*) wildcard character to add every assembly within the private assembly cache for the application, which is located either in the \bin subdirectory of an application or in the.NET Framework installation directory (%systemroot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\version\). For detailed information, see Load.
Default Configuration
The following default assemblies element is configured in the root Web.config file.
<assemblies>
<add assembly="mscorlib" />
<add assembly="System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
<add assembly="System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
<add assembly="System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
<add assembly="System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
<add assembly="System.Web.Services, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
<add assembly="System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
<add assembly="System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
<add assembly="System.EnterpriseServices, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
<add assembly="System.Web.Mobile, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
<add assembly="*" />
</assemblies>
Example
The following code example demonstrates how to add an assembly reference to an application.
<configuration>
<system.web>
<compilation>
<assemblies>
<add assembly="System.Data, Version=1.0.2411.0,
Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"/>
</assemblies>
</compilation>
</system.web>
</configuration>
Element Information
Configuration section handler |
|
Configuration member |
|
Configurable locations |
Machine.config Root-level Web.config Application-level Web.config Virtual or physical directory–level Web.config |
Requirements |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, 5.1, or 6.0 The .NET Framework version 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0 Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 or Visual Studio 2005 |
See Also
Tasks
How to: Configure Specific Directories Using Location Settings
How to: Lock ASP.NET Configuration Settings
Reference
assemblies Element for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
clear Element for assemblies for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
remove Element for assemblies for compilation (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
configuration Element (General Settings Schema)
system.web Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
compilation Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)
Concepts
ASP.NET Web Page Syntax Overview
ASP.NET Configuration File Hierarchy and Inheritance
Securing ASP.NET Configuration
ASP.NET Configuration Scenarios
Other Resources
General Configuration Settings (ASP.NET)
ASP.NET Configuration Settings