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Language Compilers (e.g. C#, VB.Net, J#) will convert the Code/Program to
Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) intern this will be converted to Native
Code by CLR. See the below Fig.

There are currently over 15 language compilers being built by Microsoft and other
companies also producing the code that will execute under CLR.

2. .Net Framework Class Library (FCL)

This is also called as Base Class Library and it is common for all types of applications
i.e. the way you access the Library Classes and Methods in VB.NET will be the same in
C#, and it is common for all other languages in .NET.

The following are different types of applications that can make use of .net class
library.

1. Windows Application.

2. Console Application

3. Web Application.

4. XML Web Services.

5. Windows Services.

In short, developers just need to import the BCL in their language code and use its
predefined methods and properties to implement common and complex functions like
reading and writing to file, graphic rendering, database interaction, and XML
document manipulation.

Below are the few more concepts that we need to know and understand as part of this
.Net framework.

3. Common Type System (CTS)

It describes set of data types that can be used in different .Net languages in common.
(i.e), CTS ensures that objects written in different .Net languages can interact with
each other.

For Communicating between programs written in any .NET complaint language, the
types have to be compatible on the basic level.

The common type system supports two general categories of types:

Value types:

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Value types directly contain their data, and instances of value types are either
allocated on the stack or allocated inline in a structure. Value types can be built-in
(implemented by the runtime), user-defined, or enumerations.

Reference types:

Reference types store a reference to the value's memory address, and are allocated
on the heap. Reference types can be self-describing types, pointer types, or interface
types. The type of a reference type can be determined from values of self-describing
types. Self-describing types are further split into arrays and class types. The class
types are user-defined classes, boxed value types, and delegates.

4. Common Language Specification (CLS)

It is a sub set of CTS and it specifies a set of rules that needs to be adhered or
satisfied by all language compilers targeting CLR. It helps in cross language
inheritance and cross language debugging.

Common language specification Rules:

It describes the minimal and complete set of features to produce code that can be
hosted by CLR. It ensures that products of compilers will work properly in .NET
environment.

Sample Rules:

1. Representation of text strings

2. Internal representation of enumerations

3. Definition of static members and this is a subset of the CTS which

all .NET languages are expected to support.

4. Microsoft has defined CLS which are nothing but guidelines that
language to follow so that it can communicate with other .NET
languages in a seamless manner.

Below mentioned the .Net Architecture stack for easy understanding.

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shabeer

good.but, FCL is not called base class library(BCL),FCL is the superset of base class library.

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Nice articular, should explain more about CLS. and CLI

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jee

Very useful article. I have few queries. Is CTS is used only by language compilers and CLS is used only
by CLR?

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Jayanthan.Jvp

Hi nvibhute777 & nitin.jaware25, I have updated this article and also updated the Rules of CLS. Leave
your comment if i missed anything. Thanks.

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