Loads the contents of an assembly file on the specified path.
Public Shared Function LoadFile ( _ path As String _ ) As Assembly
Dim path As String Dim returnValue As [Assembly] returnValue = Assembly.LoadFile(path)
public static Assembly LoadFile( string path )
public: static Assembly^ LoadFile( String^ path )
public static function LoadFile( path : String ) : Assembly
The path parameter is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
A file that was found could not be loaded.
The path parameter is an empty string ("") or does not exist.
path is not a valid assembly.
-or-
Version 2.0 or later of the common language runtime is currently loaded and path was compiled with a later version.
Use the LoadFile method to load and examine assemblies that have the same identity, but are located in different paths. LoadFile does not load files into the LoadFrom context, and does not resolve dependencies using the load path, as the LoadFrom method does. LoadFile is useful in this limited scenario because LoadFrom cannot be used to load assemblies that have the same identities but different paths; it will load only the first such assembly.
for access to read from a file or directory, and for access to the information in the path itself. Associated enumerations: FileIOPermissionAccess..::.Read, FileIOPermissionAccess..::.PathDiscovery.
to load an assembly with evidence. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag..::.ControlEvidence.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98