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This tutorial shows how to create a class library DLL in C# that can be used by other projects. It involves installing Visual Studio, creating a class library project, adding a class with math methods like addition, then compiling the project to generate the DLL file. This DLL can then be added as a reference to other projects, like a console app, and the math methods can be called to reuse the shared code. The tutorial provides example code and steps to set up the class library and demonstrate its use in another project.

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Tutorial - Class Library .DLL For C# - Codementor

This tutorial shows how to create a class library DLL in C# that can be used by other projects. It involves installing Visual Studio, creating a class library project, adding a class with math methods like addition, then compiling the project to generate the DLL file. This DLL can then be added as a reference to other projects, like a console app, and the math methods can be called to reuse the shared code. The tutorial provides example code and steps to set up the class library and demonstrate its use in another project.

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This tutorial shows, how to build a simple Class Library .DLL in the C# Programming
Language. The Class Library .DLL contains program code, data, and resources that
can be can used by other programs and are easily implemented into other Visual
Studio projects.

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Step 1 : Download Visual Studio Installer


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Visit visualstudio.microsoft.com and navigate to the Windows Download Page

Select either the Proffessional, Community or Enterprise Edition and press the
download button.

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downloading the free community edition

Step 2 : Run The Visual Studio Installer

When you have downloaded an installer of your choice, run it by double clicking
the downloaded file. An installer dialog will appear on your screen.

In the Workloads Tab view, Select .NET Desktop Development if you want to
develop for the Windows Desktop

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Create New Class Library Project With Visual Studio


Step 1 : Create New Project

Select C# in the language tab

And then select Class Library (.NET Framework) and press the NEXT button

You can then proceed to give your project a Project Name

Call the project MathLibrary (in order to copy/paste example code)

Press the CREATE button, After you have given a name to your project

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Building the Class Library .DLL for C#


The following code example is a C# version of the Class Library. The Class Library
.DLL contains program code, data, and resources. The Class Library in this example
will feature a custom Math API that has a set of functions to Substract, Devide and
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Project File Structure


Our Class Library project contains only of 1 file. The Class1.cs file which is our API
containing the methods to calculate simple mathematical operations.

Class1.cs (Example Code)


The Class1.cs file is a C# class from our MathLibrary.dll that contains our methods to
Substract, Multiply, Devide numbers.

Substract() Method for subtracting 2 numbers.

Multiply() Method for multiplying 2 numbers.

Devide() Method for deviding 2 numbers.

Power() Method for calculating the power a number

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace MathLibrary
{
public class Class1
{
public float Substract(float a, float b)
{
return a - b;
}

public float Multiply(float a, float b)


{
return a * b;
}

public float Devide(float a, float b)


{
return a / b;
}

public floa Power(float a)


{
return a * a;
}
}
}

Compiling Project with Visual Studio 2019


Step 1: build your project, converting the source code into an (.dll file)

To build your project, choose Build Solution from the Build menu.

The MathLibrary.dll is now created in the \bin\Debug folder of your Project

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PART 2 : Using the Class Library in other Visual Studio Projects


Step 1 : Create New Console Application Project With Visual Studio

Select C# in the language tab

And then select Console App (.NET Framework) and press the NEXT button

You can then proceed to give your project a Project Name

Call the project MathApplication (in order to copy/paste example code)

Press the CREATE button, After you have given a name to your project

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Console App Project File Structure


Our Console App project is relatively small and will consist of 2 files. The Program.cs
which is the entry point of our application, and the MathLibrary.dll file which
contains our API containing the methods to devide, multiply, substract numbers.
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Step 1: Add the following References to your Project Solution


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Add MathLibrary.dll to Project References

NOTE: to Add Custom References, click the References tab. Click the Add
References button to open the Add Reference dialog box. In the Add Reference
dialog box, select the Browse tab indicating the type of component you want to
reference. Select the components you want to reference, and then click OK.

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Program.cs (Example Code)


The Program.cs file is a C# class that contains the Main method, which serves as the
entry point of our Console Application. Usually In computer programming, an entry
point is where the first instructions of a program are executed. Here we will manage
the Console UI, use functions from the MathLibrary.dll and display it's results on
screen.

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using MathLibrary; // Importing Math Library

namespace MathApplication
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Declare class from MathLibrary.dll
Class1 math = new Class1();

// Declare variables and use methods from MathLibrary


float substract = math.Substract(5, 2);
float multiply = math.Multiply(5, 2);
float devide = math.Devide(5, 2);
float power = math.Power(5);

Console.WriteLine("This Application uses functions from MathLib

// Print results on screen


Console.WriteLine(substract);
Console.WriteLine(multiply);
Console.WriteLine(devide);
Console.WriteLine(power);

Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

Run Project with Visual Studio 2019


Visual Studio builds your project, converting the source code into an executable (.exe
file)

To build your project, choose Build Solution from the Build menu.

To run the code, on the menu bar, choose Debug > Start Debugging. A console
window opens and then runs your app.
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Result MathLibrary.dll & Console App Project


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If everything went right the application should display the numbers calculated by
the MathLibrary.dll

You can download the C# Source Code for the MathLibrary.dll & Console App
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