Reflector issue when decompiling a WPF assembly (i.e. PresentationCore, PresentationFramework).

Question

Hi; I just downloaded the last version of Reflector from RedGate and I was unable to decompile classes in some core WPF assemblies like PresentationCore and PresentationFramework.

Here is a link to a picture that describes my problem:

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Thank you for your help.

Answer 1

What version do you have? I'm using 6.1.0.11 (apparently the latest) and I get the following:

protected override DependencyObject GetContainerForItemOverride()
{
    return new ListBoxItem();
}

If you're not seeing that, I would suggest a better place to ask would be the RedGate forums.

Answer 2

I suspect you're using an older version of Reflector to inspect .NET 4.0 assemblies... I had this problem too, but the latest version of Reflector fixes it.

Answer 3

Okay, this is your problem (I know because I had the same issue):

There are some assemblies that, for whatever reason, can't disassemble (its as if they are empty). These assemblies are (sorry, memory here) under the Program Files directory somewhere.

You need to open the same assemblies but under C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\etc\etc.