C# Frequently Asked Questions : Be Aware of wincv.exe

C# Frequently Asked Questions

The C# team posts answers to common questions

Be Aware of wincv.exe

When you install the .NET SDK / VS.NET, you are provided with numerous stand alone programming tools, one of which is named wincv.exe (Windows Class Viewer). Many developers are unaware of wincv.exe, as it is buried away under the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\SDK\v1.1\Bin subdirectory (by default).

This tool allows you to type in the name of a given type in the base class libraries and view the C# definition of the type. Mind you, wincv.exe will not show you the implementation logic, but you will be provided with a clean snapshot of the member definitions.

Tip from Andrew Troelsen
Posted by: Duncan Mackenzie, MSDN
This post applies to Visual C# .NET 2003

Published Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:58 AM by CSharpFAQ

Filed under: Tips

Comments

	Daryl Smith said: WinCV is great, and I use it all the time. In addition to the existing functionality, I have played around with the config file and added other assembles. Seems to only work with those in the GAC, but for large libraries like Infragistics, it sure comes in handy for finding things fast! October 21, 2004 8:57 AM
	Vic Berggren said: WinCV is fantastic. I blogged about it on my spider project that I've been writing about as I go... http://spiderbin.com/archive/2004/09/26/150.aspx October 21, 2004 12:30 PM
	RebelGeekz said: [http://itpeixun.51.net/][http://aissl.51.net/][http://kukuxz003.freewebpage.org/][http://kukuxz001.51.net/][http://kukuxz003.51.net/][http://kukuxz005.51.net/][http://kukuxz002.51.net/][http://kukuxz004.freewebpage.org/][http://kukuxz007.51.net/][http://kukuxz001.freewebpage.org/][http://kukuxz006.51.net/][http://kukuxz002.freewebpage.org/][http://kukuxz004.51.net/][http://kukuxz008.51.net/][http://kukuxz009.51.net/][http://kukuxz005.freewebpage.org/][http://kukuxz006.freewebpage.org/][http://kukuxz007.freewebpage.org/][http://kukuxz009.freewebpage.org/] December 28, 2004 4:54 AM
	FAQ C# said: May 2, 2005 9:55 AM
	FAQ C# (par Yannick Lejeune) said: August 23, 2005 5:22 AM
	C Frequently Asked Questions Be Aware of wincv exe \| Wood TV Stand said: PingBack from http://woodtvstand.info/story.php?id=43868 June 2, 2009 5:23 PM

Anonymous comments are disabled