I'm trying to get .Net Framework and NetStandard assemblies to communicate with each other (to learn what is possible). I currently have four projects, two Framework 4.5.2 projects and two NetStandard1.2 projects:
Framework452.LibraryNetStandard12.CentralLibraryNetStandard12.BaseLibraryFramework452.Tests
The referencing structure is:
Framework452.TestsreferencesNetStandard12.CentralLibrary: working by adding the NetStandard.Library nuget package toFramework452.Tests.NetStandard12.CentralLibraryreferencesNetStandard12.BaseLibrary: working without modification.NetStandard12.CentralLibraryreferencesFramework452.Library: Not working, even whenFramework452.Libraryhas the NetStandard.Library nuget package installed.
Can NetStandard projects reference Framework projects? If so, what do I need to do to get them to communicate? At the moment I can add the reference, but it is not visible to the code.
Update
I recreated the solution and added the code below, which when I try to compile gives the following error from the Framework452.Tests project:
Error CS0006: Metadata file '~\TryNETStandard\NetStandard12.CentralLibrary\bin\Debug\netstandard1.2\NetStandard12.CentralLibrary.dll' could not be found.
namespace Framework452.Library
{
public class Returner452 {
public static bool ReturnTrue() { return true; }
}
}
using Xunit;
namespace Framework452.Tests
{
public class Class1 {
[Fact]
public void FrameworkTest() {
Assert.True(NetStandard12.CentralLibrary.Class1.Return452());
}
[Fact]
public void NetStandardTest() {
Assert.True(NetStandard12.CentralLibrary.Class1.Return12());
}
}
}
namespace NetStandard12.BaseLibrary
{
public class Returner12 {
public static bool ReturnTrue() { return true; }
}
}
using Framework452.Library;
using NetStandard12.BaseLibrary;
namespace NetStandard12.CentralLibrary
{
public class Class1
{
public static bool Return452() { return Returner452.ReturnTrue(); }
public static bool Return12() { return Returner12.ReturnTrue(); }
}
}
