use a program to add a new class

[michaeldebruin]

Hello all,

Anyone here who knows whether it is possible to add a new class to a program?
For example: program a is my main program and I want to use program b to just add a new class to program a.
Anyone here who knows if this is possible or not?

Michael

[zmbd]

Are you talking about the compiled program?

[michaeldebruin]

No it is more like I've got a program which is already compiled and everything. And it is fully operational. But then I decide to create a short plugin for it, which people can add if they want. But I am just trying to find out what's the best way to include that plugin into my main program.

So it should be like this example:

I've got my working program and it got class 1 and 2 and then I want to use my plugin to add class 3 to add it. So my main program got some more functionality.

Any idea what's the best way to do something like that?
Thanks for any help,

Michael

[zmbd]

I've not worked with C#; however, it would seem to me that your main program could be designed so that it would check with a given directory for additional libraries. You'd need to code the libraries so that your main program could call them with a standard command that would return the functions/functionality of the "add-in."
This would be something along the lines of how MS.I.E. or most other programs that allow third party add-ins work.

[PsychoCoder]

Here's a pretty good article on plugins in C# that may lead you down the path you're looking for.

[michaeldebruin]

oke thanks a lot PsychoCoder.