In the c#.net .dll file is to creates with mainfunction possible or not

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In the c#.net .dll file is to creates with mainfunction possible or not?
In the c#.net .exe file is to creates without mainfunction possible or not?

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In the c#.net .dll file is to creates with mainfunction possible or not?
In the c#.net .exe file is to creates without mainfunction possible or not?

Posted 15-Feb-17 6:31am

Manikanta Gunturu

Updated 15-Feb-17 7:44am

OriginalGriff

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Richard Deeming 15-Feb-17 12:45pm

There is no such thing as "C#.NET" - it's simply called "C#".

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In the c#.net .dll file is to creates with mainfunction possible or not?

Not

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In the c#.net .exe file is to creates without mainfunction possible or not?

Not
Short answer:
It is a DLL because there is no main function.
It is an EXE because there is a main function.

Posted 15-Feb-17 7:44am

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-15T06:38:00

The difference between a .NET EXE and a .NET DLL is simple: the EXE contains a main function and the DLL doesn't.
So no, you can't put a main in a DLL, or have an EXE without one.
In practice, you can rename an EXE to DLL and it will work just fine. But if you rename a DLL as an EXE it won't run: it doesn't have an entry point that the Windows execution system looks for to know where to start executing.