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11/17/2011

Assembly.Load Method (AssemblyName)

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This member can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use this member in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This member is security-critical, which restricts its use.

[SECURITY CRITICAL]

Loads an assembly given its AssemblyName.

Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Function Load ( _
    assemblyRef As AssemblyName _
) As Assembly

[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
public static Assembly Load(
    AssemblyName assemblyRef
)

Parameters

assemblyRef
Type: System.Reflection.AssemblyName
The AssemblyName object that describes the assembly to be loaded.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.Assembly
The loaded assembly.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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