Add reference to a .NET Core 2.0 DLL on a Full Framework 4.7 project

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I have a Class Library project targeting .NET Core 2.0 and a WPF project targeting .NET Full Framework 4.7. I can't reference the class library on the WPF project. I get the following error:

Project 'xxxxxxxx' targets '.NETCoreApp,Version=v2.0'. It cannot be referenced by a project that targets '.NETFramework,Version=v4.7'.

Is there any way to reference a .NET Core project in a Full Framework one?

May be this helps hanselman.com/blog/…

Amogh
– Amogh

2017-08-25 00:57:56 +00:00
Commented Aug 25, 2017 at 0:57 — Amogh
– Amogh, Commented Aug 25, 2017 at 0:57

Martin Ullrich · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-25 05:52:05Z

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You cannot add a reference to a .NET Core project to a .NET Framework project.

To share code between .NET Core and .NET Framework apps / libraries, the shared project must target .NET Standard. If you create a .NET Standard 2.0 project, it can be used in .NET Framework 4.6.1+ projects and .NET Core 2.0+ projects.

answered Aug 25, 2017 at 5:52

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Adam Houldsworth Over a year ago

This was very useful. After searching for a good hour or so about how to do it, wading through the "reference .net framework from .net core dll" (basically the inverse of what I wanted) and trying to get my .NET Core App 2.0 project to also produce .NET 4.7 compatible bits, this answer made it all click.

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