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<probing> Element

.NET Framework 4.5

Specifies application base subdirectories for the common language runtime to search when loading assemblies.

<configuration> Element
  <runtime> Element
    <assemblyBinding> Element for <runtime>
      <probing> Element

<probing privatePath="paths"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
privatePath	Required attribute. Specifies subdirectories of the application's base directory that might contain assemblies. Delimit each subdirectory with a semicolon.

Attribute

Description

privatePath

Required attribute.

Specifies subdirectories of the application's base directory that might contain assemblies. Delimit each subdirectory with a semicolon.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
assemblyBinding	Contains information about assembly version redirection and the locations of assemblies.
configuration	The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.
runtime	Contains information about assembly binding and garbage collection.

Example

The following example shows how to specify application base subdirectories the runtime should search for assemblies.

<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
         <probing privatePath="bin;bin2\subbin;bin3"/>
      </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

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<probing> Element

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