Assembler Listing of code VS 2005

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Will VS 2005 show me the assembler code generated when I write code using C#?

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Impossible. The C# compiler never generates the code you are looking for. The code that it does generate is platform-independent. It is possible to use the output of the build (the exe file) in other systems such as Linux that have a CLI runtime. The generated code is called Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) and the tool to "disassemble" it is called a disassembler but it is not really assembler code. It is assembler in a manner functionally equivalent (in concept only) to the code that Java runs in that is called the Java Virtual Machine. I suggest not trying to learn C# using your knowledge of MASM to understand; you will only get very confused. And I say that as someone that chose to do some programming many years ago using MASM instead of trying to understand what it is that the Pascal manual did not explain.

Jean Paul · Answer

That would be really cool. Good Adventures Ahead Dennis!!

Dennis Miller · Answer

Thank You - Jean Paul!! I will try this and let you know. I am an old days assembler programmer and was trying to re-engage. I felt that by using this I could write small snippets and the see the MASM as an example.

Jean Paul · Answer

Hello Dennis, You can see the assembler code by clicking the "Go to Disassembly" menu item while debugging. I believe the compiler will show the disassembly while creating code. The following link also can add some help: http://jeanpaulva.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/how-to-view-disassembly-code-in-vs-20052008/ Regards, Jean Paul

Assembler Listing of code VS 2005

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