Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference)

Placing a Custom Control in Its Own Assembly

All the samples of custom controls shown so far have the source code for the custom control in the same assembly as the code that uses it. It’s also possible to compile the code for the custom control in its own assembly and deploy it independently from the application that uses it. This technique is particularly useful if you want to distribute a custom control without distributing its source code. It can also allow applications to share the same control, reducing deployment size.

To move an existing control from an application into its own assembly, start a new project for the .NET Compact Framework, using the template that creates a DLL, and move the class files that define the control into the new ...