Adding C# library reference to Silverlight project

[Abbas]

Does anyone know how to utilize a C# class within a silverlight
project?

I was trying to add a reference to my non-silverlight Class Library
and the VS 2008 IDE told me "You can only add project references to
other Silverlight projects in the solution".

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Abbas,

I don't think that you can do this. AFAIK, Silverlight uses a separate
implementation of the CLR, and you can't add a reference to an assembly
compiled for the .NET CLR, which is why you have to add a reference to
another Silverlight project.

 

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

Abbas,

I don't think that you can do this. AFAIK, Silverlight uses a separate
implementation of the CLR, and you can't add a reference to an assembly
compiled for the .NET CLR, which is why you have to add a reference to
another Silverlight project.

IOW, you can reference the source files, but not the compiled output?

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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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Does anyone know how to utilize a C# class within a silverlight
project?

I was trying to add a reference to my non-silverlight Class Library
and the VS 2008 IDE told me "You can only add project references to
other Silverlight projects in the solution".

 

[Abbas]

From what I have found is that you indeed cannot add a reference to a
C# class library. All you can do is add the class as a link to your
Silverlight project, but it will still be compiled using the
Silverlight DLLs rather than the .NET CLR.