During runtime: write, compile and use C# code?

Question

Hi I am trying to find a way of executing code generated at runtime, without restarting the program.

My current workflow:

1. User uses my program to create some diagrams
2. User presses compile and C# code is generated from the users diagrams
3. The C# code is placed in a code file which exists in my project's hierarchy. The program is then restarted in order to use the newly generated code.

What I'm after though is changing Step 3, so I don't have to restart the program. Something like:

1. The C# code is run through the C# compiler which generates a DLL.
   • any errors are shown to the user
2. The DLL is then loaded into the program
3. Setup some links to the codes methods, so I can pass data to it and get output data

if this would work?

Answer 1

Look at the CSharpCodeProvider . It is intended for compiling a code in memory.