Where are components (dll) references stored in ASP.NET?

Question

I have dlls in bin directory. I can't see where they are referenced in either solution or web.config files. So where are the references stored ?

Answer 1

The answer depends on if your project is a Web Site or a Web Application. In a Web Site all the assemblies in the bin directory are automatically referenced. A Web Application has the project references that you are looking for.

Answer 2

If you actually have them referenced, they should be "stored" in the project files (*.csproj for C#, *.vbproj for Visual Basic).