.NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference

System The System namespace is the root of all namespaces in the .NET Framework, containing all other namespaces as subordinates. It also contains the...

System.Collections.Specialized The System.Collections namespace contains one subsidiary namespace called System.Collections.Specialized. In the standard this namespace currently contains only the class NameValueCollection, a dictionary-like collection...

System.Globalization The global reach of the Internet, which essentially connects every intelligent box in the universe to every other intelligent box in the universe,...

System.Net While portions of .NET such as Web Services provide networking functionality at a high level of abstraction, network programmers often need to work...

System.Reflection The System.Reflection namespace contains types that allow programmers to read an object's metadata at runtime to discover and invoke that object's capabilities. You...

System.Runtime.CompilerServices The namespace System.Runtime.CompilerServices contains objects used by developers of language compilers. Since all source languages have to compile down to the same MSIL,...

System.Runtime.InteropServices The System.Runtime.InteropServices namespace contains classes for managing the interoperation between .NET Framework managed code and native API functions. Since native APIs will vary...

System.Security.Permissions A permission is an object that specifies security rules for access to a protected resource. Permissions come in two flavors, programmatic and declarative....

System.Xml XML is now the universal standard for data interchange between applications systems. XML is not some geeky add-on required in certain obscure cases,...

System.Net.Sockets AddressFamily Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Reflection AmbiguousMatchException: Reflection [View full size image]...

System AppDomain: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection Assembly: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System AssemblyLoadEventArgs: Runtime Infrastructure...

System AssemblyLoadEventHandler Delegate: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Net AuthenticationManager: Networking...

System.Net Authorization: Networking...

System BadImageFormatException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection Binder: Reflection...

System.Reflection BindingFlags Enum: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.InteropServices CallingConvention Enum: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System CannotUnloadAppDomainException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.InteropServices CharSet Enum: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection ConstructorInfo Structure: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Net CredentialCache: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Globalization CultureInfo: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.CompilerServices DecimalConstantAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Reflection DefaultMemberAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Runtime.InteropServices DllImportAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Net Dns: Networking...

System.Net DnsPermission: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net DnsPermissionAttribute: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net EndPoint: Networking...

System EntryPointNotFoundException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection EventAttributes Enum: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Reflection EventInfo: Reflection [View full size image]...

System FieldAccessException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection FieldAttributes Enum: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Reflection FieldInfo: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.InteropServices FieldOffsetAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Xml Formatting Enum: XML [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.InteropServices GCHandle Structure: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Runtime.InteropServices GCHandleType Enum: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Net GlobalProxySelection: Networking...

System.Net HttpContinueDelegate Delegate: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net HttpStatusCode Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net HttpVersion: Networking...

System.Net HttpWebRequest: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net HttpWebResponse: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net IAuthenticationModule Interface: Networking...

System.Net ICredentials Interface: Networking...

System.Runtime.InteropServices InAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System IntPtr Structure: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Net IPAddress: Networking...

System.Net IPEndPoint: Networking...

System.Net IPHostEntry: Networking...

System.Runtime.CompilerServices IsVolatile: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Net IWebProxy Interface: Networking...

System.Net IWebRequestCreate Interface: Networking...

System.Runtime.InteropServices LayoutKind Enum: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets LingerOption: Networking...

System.Runtime.InteropServices MarshalAsAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System MemberAccessException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection MemberInfo: Reflection [View full size image]...

System MethodAccessException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection MethodAttributes Enum: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Reflection MethodBase: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.CompilerServices MethodImplAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Runtime.CompilerServices MethodImplOptions Enum: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection MethodInfo: Reflection [View full size image]...

System MissingFieldException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System MissingMemberException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System MissingMethodException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Reflection Module: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets MulticastOption: Networking...

System.Xml NameTable: XML...

System.Collections.Specialized NameValueCollection: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net NetworkAccess Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net NetworkCredential: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets NetworkStream: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.InteropServices OutAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System ParamArrayAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Reflection ParameterAttributes Enum: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Reflection ParameterInfo: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Reflection ParameterModifier Structure: Reflections...

System.Reflection PropertyAttributes Enum: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Reflection PropertyInfo: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets ProtocolType Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net ProtocolViolationException: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Xml ReadState Enum: XML [View full size image]...

System.Security.Permissions ReflectionPermission: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Security.Permissions ReflectionPermissionAttribute: Reflection...

System.Security.Permissions ReflectionPermissionFlag Enum: Reflection [View full size image]...

System RuntimeFieldHandle Structure: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.CompilerServices RuntimeHelpers: Runtime Infrastructure...

System RuntimeMethodHandle Structure: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System RuntimeTypeHandle Structure: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets SelectMode Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net ServicePoint: Networking...

System.Net ServicePointManager: Networking...

System.Net.Sockets Socket: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net SocketAddress: Networking...

System.Net.Sockets SocketException: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets SocketFlags Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets SocketOptionLevel Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets SocketOptionName Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net SocketPermission: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net SocketPermissionAttribute: Networking...

System.Net.Sockets SocketShutdown Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net.Sockets SocketType Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.InteropServices StructLayoutAttribute: Runtime Infrastructure...

System.Reflection TargetException: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Reflection TargetInvocationException: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Reflection TargetParameterCountException: Reflection [View full size image]...

System.Net TransportType Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Reflection TypeAttributes Enum: Reflection [View full size image]...

System TypeLoadException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System TypeUnloadedException: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System UIntPtr Structure: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System UnhandledExceptionEventArgs: Runtime Infrastructure...

System UnhandledExceptionEventHandler Delegate: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System.Runtime.InteropServices UnmanagedType Enum: Runtime Infrastructure [View full size image]...

System Uri: Networking [View full size image]...

System UriBuilder: Networking...

System UriFormatException: Networking [View full size image]...

System UriHostNameType Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System UriPartial Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System Void Structure: Reflection...

System.Net WebClient: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net WebException: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net WebExceptionStatus Enum: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net WebHeaderCollection: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net WebPermission: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net WebPermissionAttribute: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net WebProxy: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net WebRequest: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Net WebResponse: Networking [View full size image]...

System.Xml WriteState Enum: XML [View full size image]...

System.Xml WriteState Enum: XML [View full size image]...

System.Xml XmlConvert: XML...

System.Xml XmlException: XML [View full size image]...

System.Xml XmlNamespaceManager: XML [View full size image]...

System.Xml XmlNameTable: XML...

System.Xml XmlNodeType Enum: XML [View full size image]...

System.Xml XmlParserContext: XML...

System.Xml XmlReader: XML [View full size image]...

System.Xml XmlResolver: XML...

System.Xml XmlSpace Enum: XML [View full size image]...

System.Xml XmlTextReader: XML [View full size image]...

System.Xml XmlTextWriter: XML...

System.Xml XmlUrlResolver: XML...

System.Xml XmlWriter: XML...