Is it possible to view source code of assembly? If yes then How?

Question

Hi, I m using a assembly EventCalender. The ddl is EventCalender.dll. I copied this assembly from existing application. It provides customized functionality to calender. I want to see the code of that dll and want to change some functionality of it. How it will be possible..? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Try lutz roeders 'Reflector' tool

http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/

Answer 2

If the dll is written in .NET you can view the code using the .NET Reflector.

Answer 3

I think this link will help you. You can do it using Reflector.

Answer 4

If you just want to view the IL code of the DLL, you can use ILDASM. If you want to convert it back to VB.NET or C#, use Reflector as the previous answers have suggested. One of the plugins allows you to extract all class files within the assembly to a single folder.

However, one point that others haven't addressed is that if you want to change the functionality, you will need to recompile the library after resolving all external references.