<probing> Element
Specifies application base subdirectories for the common language runtime to search when loading assemblies.
<configuration> Element
<runtime> Element
<assemblyBinding> Element for <runtime>
<probing> Element
<probing privatePath="paths"/>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
privatePath |
Required attribute. Specifies subdirectories of the application's base directory that might contain assemblies. Delimit each subdirectory with a semicolon. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
assemblyBinding |
Contains information about assembly version redirection and the locations of assemblies. |
configuration |
The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications. |
runtime |
Contains information about assembly binding and garbage collection. |
Example
The following example shows how to specify application base subdirectories the runtime should search for assemblies.
<configuration>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<probing privatePath="bin;bin2\subbin;bin3"/>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
See Also
Concepts
Specifying an Assembly's Location
How the Runtime Locates Assemblies