.NET Reflector^® Pro

Getting started – walk-through

There are two workflows you can use when using .NET Reflector Pro.

Workflow 1: Stepping from your project into referenced assemblies

Step 1: Open your project in Visual Studio (Fibonacci Calculator)
Run .NET Reflector, which will automatically install the Visual Studio add-in.

Step 2: Choose assemblies to debug
Go to the .NET Reflector menu and click on the Choose Assemblies to Debug option.

From the .NET Reflector dialog below, pick the assemblies to debug. .NET Reflector will decompile the assemblies so you can use the step-through debugging in Visual Studio.

Step 3:Step-through debug into third-party code

Stage 1 – Set a breakpoint in the code. This is the entry point into the third-party code.

Stage 2 – Run the application (e.g. calculate a value in the Fibonacci Calculator). When you hit the breakpoint (as shown in the capture), press F11.

Stage 3 – You are now on the first line of the code that we stepped into.

Workflow 2: Step-through debugging a .NET executable

Step 1: Open and debug your executable in Visual Studio

In Visual Studio we can see that the executable is running (the Fibonacci Calculator is also active).

Step 2: Choose assemblies to debug

Step 3: Explore decompiled assemblies

Step 4: Explore decompiled solution

Step 5: Set breakpoints and step-through debug

Stage 1 – The following is shown after clicking Go to Decompiled Definition.

Stage 2 – You can set a new breakpoint (F9).

Stage 3 – A value is calculated using the Fibonacci Calculator. Eventually the application hits the breakpoint.