Is there a source code readily available for commonly used controls (say found in the toolbox) for ASP.NET 2.0?
The level of detail that I want its that I need to know the internal workings of the control.
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They are all documented on MSDN. Get started at the ASP.NET Developer Center, and at http://asp.net.
John Saunders
2009-03-15 11:32:48
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Yes, Microsoft has actually released the Source code for the System.Web assembly, amongst others.
It is intended to make it possible to debug the built-in classes, so you as a developer have a better chance of understanding why a specific class behaves as it does. You can make Visual Studio download the source on-the-fly, when you try to step-in to a function with the debugger. http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/10/03/releasing-the-source-code-for-the-net-framework-libraries.aspx
If you would like to read / browse the source code; you can also download it all using the NetMassDownloader project from CodePlex.
driis
2009-03-15 13:14:44
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The quick way to look at the source code of controls or any other class libraries is to use disassembler, for example .NET Reflector link text
Vadim Kleyzit
2009-03-16 00:31:10