Modules in .NET

Question

Hi friends What exactly is a module when we say there are multiple modules in the assemblies and we use the get modules method in reflection.What actually does it retrieve Thanks

Jaish Mathews · Answer

Theory A module is a portable executable file such as type.dll or application.exe consisting of one or more classes and interfaces. There may be multiple namespaces contained in a single module and a namespace may span multiple modules. One or more modules deployed as a unit compose an assembly. Note that a .NET Framework module is not the same as a module in Visual Basic which is used by a programmers to organize functions and subroutines in an application. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.reflection.module.aspx Practical Example We have a solution with 2 projects with classes 1st project has below classes. This is a new WindowsForm project public partial class Form1 : Form { } 2nd project has below class. This is a new clas library public class Class2 { } Now build solution as it will build our 2 projects Below is the code to get the Module name for our 1st project class and you will get WindowsFormsApplication1.exe  project compiled file name Form1 frm = new Form1(); Module m1 = frm.GetType().Module; Below is the code to get the Module name for our 2nd project class and you will get ClassLibrary1.dll  project compiled file name Class2 c1 = new Class2(); Module m = c1.GetType().Module;

Vipul Kelkar · Answer

hey thanks jaish..the explanation was helpful