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I'm using xsltc.exe create A.dll from A.xslt. Then refenrence A.dll in my project and do the transform:

XslCompiledTransform xslt = new XslCompiledTransform();
xslt.Load(typeof(A)); // A is a public static class from A.dll
xslt.Transform(RootPath + "A.xml", RootPath + "A.txt");

but how can I refenrece A.dll at runtime and do the transform?

David4866
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If I understand correctly, you want to both generate and reference the DLL all at run time. The good news is that you can load an assembly at run time using Assembly.LoadFrom.

The below is taken from the documentation and the technique is called Reflection.

Assembly SampleAssembly;
SampleAssembly = Assembly.LoadFrom("c:\\A.dll");
// Obtain a reference to a method known to exist in assembly.
var aTypes = SampleAssembly.GetTypes();
MethodInfo Method = aTypes[0].GetMethod("Method1");
// Obtain a reference to the parameters collection of the MethodInfo instance.
ParameterInfo[] Params = Method.GetParameters();
// Display information about method parameters.
// Param = sParam1
//   Type = System.String
//   Position = 0
//   Optional=False
foreach (ParameterInfo Param in Params)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Param=" + Param.Name.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("  Type=" + Param.ParameterType.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("  Position=" + Param.Position.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("  Optional=" + Param.IsOptional.ToString());
}
Murray Foxcroft
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  • I just want my class `A` from dll, your code have `Method1` which I don't know what should I replace since there is no method in class `A`. And thank you, I forgot to mention I want to generate and reference the DLL all at run time – David4866 Feb 01 '19 at 09:20
  • I update the code a little - put a breakpoint on var aTypes = SampleAssembly.GetTypes(); MethodInfo Method = aTypes[0].GetMethod("Method1"); and use the watch feature in Visual Studio to inspect the aTypes object. This will list your classes. aTypes[0] is just referring to the first class in the assembly. – Murray Foxcroft Feb 01 '19 at 10:40