General Reference for the .NET Framework 

This section contains reference information related to the .NET Framework.

In This Section

• ClickOnce Reference
  Describes the structure of the XML files used to represent ClickOnce applications.

• CodeDOM Quick Reference
  Enables developers using the Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM) to search for CodeDOM elements by type and function.

• Configuration File Schema for the .NET Framework
  Describes the configuration schema for the machine configuration file, application configuration files, and the security configuration file.

• Design Guidelines for Developing Class Libraries
  Helps library designers ensure that their users reap the benefits of API consistency and ease of use by providing a unified programming model that is independent of the programming language used for development.

• MSBuild Reference
  Contains reference information for the new build system for Visual Studio.

• Performance Counters in the .NET Framework
  Provides a list of performance counters you can find in the Performance console.

• Unmanaged API Reference
  Describes the API elements that runtime hosts call from unmanaged code to configure and load the common language runtime into a process.

• XML Schema Binding Support in the .NET Framework
  Describes binding support for data types defined in an XML Schema Definition (XSD) document.

• ASP.NET Reference
  Provides basic information on how best to configure your own ASP.NET applications.

• XML Standards Reference
  Provides reference information on XML standards that Microsoft supports.