16.1 Examining Common Ground with ILDASM
You don’t usually have to worry about IL, but from time to time you may want to know exactly what the C# or Visual Basic compiler is doing with the code it compiles, or see how Microsoft implemented some of the .NET Framework assemblies. This is where the IL Disassembler (ILDASM) comes in. It takes a .NET assembly and displays the generated IL in a human-readable format.
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Tool | ILDASM |
Versions covered | 1.1.4322.573 (.NET 1.1) 2.0.50727.42 (.NET 2.0) |
Home page | http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/ (included with the .NET SDK and Visual Studio) |
Power Tools page | |
Summary | A tool that enables you to examine the IL code generated by .NET compilers |
License type | Microsoft EULA (part of .NET SDKs) |
Online resources | Forums, MSDN Knowledge Base |
Supported Frameworks | .NET 1.1, 2.0. |
Related tools in this book | Reflector, DILE |
Getting Started
ILDASM is included with the .NET SDK and Visual Studio 2003 and 2005. There are two convenient places to set it up for .NET development: on the Send To menu and inside Visual Studio.
Adding ILDASM to your Send To menu
Adding ILDASM to your Send To menu will enable you to quickly view the IL for any assembly from inside Windows Explorer. First, find ILDASM.EXE. Its location will depend on which version of Visual Studio you have installed. If you have Visual Studio 2003, the default location ...
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