ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Adding a Reference to a Class Library

Now that you understand how you can create a class library in a separate assembly, you need to know how you can use this class library in another project. In other words, how do you use the components contained in an assembly within an ASP.NET page?

You can make an assembly available to an ASP.NET application in two ways. You can add the assembly to the application’s /Bin folder or you can add the assembly to the Global Assembly Cache.

Adding an Assembly to the Bin Folder

In general, the best way to use an assembly in an ASP.NET application is to add the assembly to the application’s root Bin folder. There is nothing magical about this folder. The ASP.NET Framework automatically checks this folder for any ...