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26 Jan 2011CPOL 17.5K   5   6
Exposing internal members to other projects
Sometimes, it is needed to expose some attribute of a class that is internal or sometimes it is needed to expose an internal class. Basically, it is needed to carry out Unit testing as generally we have unit test code residing in another project.

We can expose an internal class or any internal attribute of a class by using the following attribute:
[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("AssemblyNameOfTheProjectToWhichTheInternalOfThisClassWillBeVisible, PublicKey= 0000public key of assembly(optional)000")]
public class MyInternalWillBeExposedToSpecificOutsideProject
{
    internal void SomeMethod()
    { 
       .....
       .....
    }
}

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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 New to me Pin
thatraja5-Mar-11 4:28
professionalthatraja5-Mar-11 4:28 
GeneralPerhaps you should rethink your testing strategy. The point ... Pin
Kirk Wood31-Jan-11 15:14
Kirk Wood31-Jan-11 15:14 
GeneralYou should add this attribute in AssemblyInfo.cs as its scop... Pin
xlg31-Jan-11 6:00
xlg31-Jan-11 6:00 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 This is new to me. And sounds intere... Pin
Venkatesh Mookkan26-Jan-11 3:55
Venkatesh Mookkan26-Jan-11 3:55 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 yep, pretty useful for testing Pin
jim lahey26-Jan-11 1:56
jim lahey26-Jan-11 1:56 
Reason for my vote of 5
yep, pretty useful for testing
GeneralNice. Like friend in C++, but more powerful. :) Pin
Indivara25-Jan-11 23:59
professionalIndivara25-Jan-11 23:59 

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