Difference Class Library and ActiveX

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What is the difference between a class library and an ActiveX Control in C#?

Posted 13-Dec-10 20:49pm

yummy02

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-13T21:29:00

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The main difference is in the technology: a class library, is usually available as C# source code, while an ActiveX Control is a native binary COM object.

Posted 13-Dec-10 21:29pm

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yummy02 14-Dec-10 3:52am

Can I use ActiveX in C#?

CPallini 14-Dec-10 4:24am

Of course you can, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173184.aspx and, for instance: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=27219&seqNum=9

Dalek Dave 14-Dec-10 4:26am

Good Answer Carlo.