How to view C# IL code using IL DASM tool

How to view C# IL code using IL DASM tool

We all know C# is platform independent language like java. And the beauty of platform independent language is it can run anywhere. Means, if we compile a piece of code in my 32 bit system and try to run in 64 bit operating system it will work smoothly. This is called platform independent.

So, .NET framework does not generate native code directly when we compile any C# program.  Rather than generating native code .NET framework generates one half compiled code called intermediate language. And this intermediate language is taken by JIT (Just in time) compiler to produce native code.

If we want to see intermediate code we can check it by using ILDASM. Those who are not familiar with IL DASM below few lines are for them.

IL DASM is a tool provided by Visual Studio to open IL code. We can find IL DASM tool by going Visual Studio option through all programs.

How to use IL DASM to see IL code

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
namespace Test1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.Write("Hello world");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}