. NET Reflector is a class browser, decompiler and static analyzer for software created with. NET Framework, originally written by Lutz Roeder. MSDN Magazine named it as one of the Ten Must- Have utilities for developers,[1] and Scott Hanselman listed it as part of his Big Ten Life and Work- Changing Utilities.[2] Overview[edit]. NET Reflector was the first CLI assembly browser.[citation needed] It can be used to inspect, navigate, search, analyze, and browse the contents of a CLI component such as an assembly and translates the binary information to a human-readable form. By default Reflector allows decompilation of CLI assemblies into C, Visual Basic. NET, C+/ CLI[3] and Common Intermediate Language and F (alpha version). Reflector also includes a Call Tree that can be used to drill down into intermediate language methods to see what other methods they call. It will show the metadata, resources and XML documentation. NET Reflector can be used by. NET developers to understand the inner workings of code libraries, to show the differences between two versions of the same assembly, and how the various parts of a CLI application interact with each other. There are a large number of add-ins for Reflector. NET Reflector can be used to track down performance problems and bugs, browse classes, and maintain or help become familiar with code bases. It can also be used to find assembly dependencies, and even windows DLL dependencies, by using the Analyzer option. There is a call tree and inheritance-browser. It will pick up the same documentation or comments that are stored in xml files alongside their associated assemblies that are used to drive Intelli Sense inside Visual Studio. It is even possible to cross-navigate related documentation (xmldoc searching for specific types, members and references. It can be used to effectively convert source code between C and Visual.
Look inside any. NET code ✔ Debugging your application Follow bugs through your application to see where your problems lie – whether it's in your own code, third-party libraries, or components used by your application. ✔ Understand how applications work Inherited applications with little or no documentation or comments are hard to develop. Use. NET Reflector to understand how the code runs and avoid bugs. ✔ Share Point and other third-party platforms Like many third-party platforms, Share Point APIs and libraries aren't always well-documented. With. NET Reflector you can look inside their assemblies and see how they work and which APIs you can call. Code smarter with. NET Reflector. NET Reflector saves time and simplifies development by letting you see and debug into the source of all the. NET code you work with. Development is increasingly dependent on third-party technologies – using available frameworks and libraries is a great way to get stuff done fast without re-inventing the wheel. But the problem with using code you didn't write is that you're dependent on the documentation, and it's hard to debug. Documentation is often missing or incomplete, and debugging has to stop where your own code stops. This gets even worse with a legacy code base. Use. NET Reflector to look into the black box of missing or undocumented source code and start coding with confidence. Video Tour EVERY DEVELOPER NEEDS THIS TOOL. The ability to step into third–party code including Microsoft Share Point Server assemblies opens up new possibilities and lets you understand what Microsoft's APIs are doing. You can step right into their code and see what it happening, all from Visual Studio. This knowledge lets you build better applications, and provides insight into undocumented APIs. Daniel Larson, Software Architect, News Gator Technologies How. NET Reflector can help you Makes all. NET code.
Decompiler. NET now has links on members as well as types The latest build of Decompiler. NET includes support for hyperlinks on all members as well as types including constructors, fields, properties, events, and nested types. Hyperlinks in the browser interface make it easier to navigate your source code in the broweser user interface.
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