Referencing .NET Core library in .NET 4.5.2

Question

Is it possible to reference a .NET Core library in a .NET 4.5.2 project? I'm using the latest rc of .NET Core and want to use the same library for my WPF project and my .NET Core Web API. If I want to add the reference to my project this window is shown:

I also tried to upgrade my WPF project to 4.6.1 but this doesn't changes anything.

Update
It is now possible with Core 2.0

This is the core library I want to reference in my WPF project — Christian Klemm, Jun 28 '16 at 19:54
Does the answer from Gary Holland in this help? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33810504/reference-a-net-core-library-in-a-net-4-6-project — Robert Paulsen, Jun 29 '16 at 02:34
It is not possible. You can referencing is as nuget. [More info](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38007890/referencing-xproj-from-csproj) — Lisaj, Jun 29 '16 at 06:55

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 29 '16 at 21:52

As of now (June 2016), there are two steps required:

Make sure your .NET Core project is building for net452 or netstandard1.2 (which includes net452 according to the docs). This will ensure that your project will output a binary that your .NET 4.5.2 project can use.
Create a nuget package from your .NET Core project with dotnet pack. Host this locally or on MyGet. Referencing this package in your .NET 4.5.2 application will pull in the correct binary!

Visual Studio will apparently be able to directly reference .NET Core projects from csproj projects in the future, but for now, step 2 is the best workaround I've found.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 11 '18 at 02:43

0

I answered that here: stackoverflow link

But my answer is for at least 4.6.2. If it works bellow that you have to try or upgrade if possible

answered May 11 '18 at 02:43

CodingYourLife

7,172
5
55
69

It's possible since Core 2.0 (see the edit in the OP) – Christian Klemm May 11 '18 at 08:16

Referencing .NET Core library in .NET 4.5.2

2 Answers2

Linked