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General Reference for the .NET Framework

.NET Framework 4

This section contains information about configuration elements, performance counters, and unmanaged APIs you can use in your .NET Framework applications.

For syntax, code examples, and usage information for .NET Framework managed types and members, see the class library.

In This Section

ASP.NET Reference: Provides basic information about how best to configure your ASP.NET applications.
CodeDOM Quick Reference: Enables developers who use the Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM) to search for CodeDOM elements by type and function.
Configuration File Schema for the .NET Framework: Describes the configuration schema for the machine configuration file, application configuration files, and the security configuration file.
Design Guidelines for Developing Class Libraries: Provides guidelines for developing classes and components that extend the .NET Framework.
MSBuild Reference: Contains reference information for the build system for Visual Studio.
Performance Counters in the .NET Framework: Describes the counters that you can use to track the performance of an application.
Unmanaged API Reference: Describes the API elements that runtime hosts call from unmanaged code to configure and load the common language runtime into a process.
Additional Managed Reference Topics: Contains documentation for managed reference elements that are not documented in the .NET Framework Class Library.
Windows Communication Foundation Configuration Schema: Describes the configuration elements that help you configure Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service and client applications.
Windows Communication Foundation Directive Syntax: Describes the @ServiceHost directive, which defines page-specific attributes that are used by the .svc compiler.
Windows Workflow Foundation Configuration Schema: Describes workflow configuration elements.
XML Standards Reference: Provides reference information on XML standards that Microsoft supports.
.NET Framework Glossary Portal: Provides a list of terms and definitions commonly encountered in the .NET Framework programming model.

Reference

.NET Framework Class Library: Supplies syntax, code examples, and usage instructions for each class in the .NET Framework namespaces.

Related Sections

ClickOnce Reference: Describes the structure of the XML files used to represent ClickOnce applications.
Overview of the .NET Framework: Provides conceptual overviews of the key features of the .NET Framework, including the common language runtime, the .NET Framework class library, and cross-language interoperability.
.NET Framework Core Development: Discusses fundamental development tasks and techniques, including how to create, configure, debug, and deploy your .NET Framework application.
.NET Framework Advanced Development: Covers advanced programming topics such as add-ins and extensibility, administration and management, interoperability, reflection, remoting, serialization, and managed threading.
.NET Framework Samples: Provides links to the MSDN Code Gallery for sample applications that demonstrate .NET Framework technologies.
.NET Framework Tools: Describes the tools that help you develop, configure, and deploy applications by using .NET Framework technologies.

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