How can you trace an object back to the DLL that provides it?

Question

The Object browser doesn't tell where the object came from.

Answer 1

The object browser will tell you the providing DLL if you click on the root node of the tree where the object is located. The name will appear in the bottom right hand part of the screen.

For example

Provides the following location

Assembly Microsoft.VisualStudio.Platform.VSEditor C:\Users\JaredP\VsVim\References\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Platform.VSEditor.dll