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Hi guys,

Does anyone here know where I can get C# class library documentation, I've search the interenet but I couldn't get what I need.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Short answer: there are three practical ways to get downloadable C#/.NET class-library reference for offline use — use Visual Studio’s Help Library (Help Viewer) to pull content locally, grab one of Microsoft’s documentation ISOs, or use an offline doc browser (Zeal/Dash) with community docsets. As already pointed toward the Help system, the steps below make that option concrete for and anyone who needs an offline copy.

  1. Use Visual Studio’s Help Library Manager (recommended for VS2010): run Visual Studio as Administrator, open Help → Manage Help Settings, choose “I want to use local help,” then either download selected books or choose “Install content from disk” and point to a help manifest (the HelpContentSetup.msha file) on an SDK/DVD/ISO. If Manage Help Settings shows limited options, running the IDE elevated or installing the Help Viewer/Documentation components first usually fixes it. (stackoverflow.com)

  2. If you want a full DVD-style snapshot, Microsoft distributes documentation ISOs (examples: Visual Studio / .NET documentation ISOs for later VS releases) and older MSDN library ISOs (VS2008 SP1) that you can mount and install locally; note ISOs don’t include post-release updates, so they’re a fixed snapshot. Use the ISO install’s HelpContentSetup.msha when adding that content to the Help Viewer. (microsoft.com)

  3. Faster search / smaller footprint: use an offline doc browser like Zeal (Windows/Linux) or Dash (macOS). They let you download individual docsets (community or generated) and give very fast fuzzy search — handy if you only need the API surface and want cross-version docsets. (github.com)

Troubleshooting notes: if F1/context help still goes online after installing local content, confirm Help Viewer is set to local help and that your Help Library index finished updating; some corporate machines require admin rights or a proxy bypass. If you need one-liners or exact menu text to follow, use the Help Library Manager approach first — it’s the cleanest official route for Visual Studio-era offline docs.

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Does anyone here know where I can get C# class library documentation, I've search the interenet but I couldn't get what I need.

Not sure what you mean by "C# class library documentation" but MSDN is always a good place to start with.

If you need help with C# itself: Visual Studio 2010 - Visual C#: C# Reference
or .NET Framework (and its classes): .NET Framework 4: .NET Framework Class Library

Links above are for C# 2010/.NET 4.0 but you can still follow them and go to "upper levels" in the MSDN library where you'll find references to previous versions of C#/.NET.

HTH

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Thanks for this effort, but actually I need a downloadable version of any of these. If you could help me in this I'd be grateful.

Thanks

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I've installed and one tool that came with it is Microsoft Help. With Microsoft Help you can choose what documentation you use online and which to download as a local help. And part of the selectable documentation is Visual C# and .NET Framework 4.

The link above is for Windows SDK main page. Latest SDK supports Win7/Server2008R2 and .NET 4 but it covers also earlier versions from WinXP (SP3) and .NET 2.0 (SP2). Downloadable documentation covers not just Visual Studio products and .NET Framework but also Windows Phone, Office and SharePoint etc.

I highly recommend downloading the package (although it's very large). It comes with a few handy development tools also.

HTH

commented: good reference link :) +1
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Thanks Teme64 I'm gonna check it.

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Actually Microsoft Help comes with VS2010 Express products too. There seems to be no separate download for Microsoft Help but it comes with latest development tools and languages.

I also tried to find system requirements for Microsoft Help but Help Library Manager (Microsoft Help System) documentation didn't say anything about that.

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