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C# - Get calling method's Assembly?

Is there a way in C# to get the Assembly of the calling method? (Not the current method.)

i.e. I want the executing assembly, one above in the call stack.

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David Pfeffer Avatar asked Mar 29 '11 20:03

David Pfeffer


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2 Answers

Try this

Assembly.GetCallingAssembly(); 
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Stecya Avatar answered Oct 05 '22 20:10

Stecya


How about this:

StackTrace stackTrace = new StackTrace();           // get call stack  var assembly = stackTrace.GetFrame(0).GetMethod().DeclaringType.Assembly; 

With help from http://www.csharp-examples.net/reflection-callstack/

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RQDQ Avatar answered Oct 05 '22 21:10

RQDQ