Re: Assembly loaded by a static (shared) function

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Bagger <Bagger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As I understand it, the only way to unload an assembly from memory is to load
> it in a separate appdomain and then unload that appdomain. However, I'm not
> sure about this situation. Here's the question: If an assembly is loaded by
> a static (shared) function, and no reference is maintained after that
> function returns, does the assembly remain in memory? Just trying to get
> this sorted out. Thanks!

Yes, the assembly remains loaded. It *only* gets released when the
AppDomain is unloaded.

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