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# Use Assembly.Load

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `csharp-best-practices/use-assembly-load`

**Language:** C#

**Severity:** Notice

**Category:** Error Prone

## Description{% #description %}

This rule is intended to catch when `Assembly.LoadFrom`, `Assembly.LoadFile`, or `Assembly.LoadWithPartialName`  are used. DataDog recommends using `Assembly.Load` which will include the full specification of the DLL that needs to be loaded. The other methods might end up with another one that could lead to unexpected behavior.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
static void Main(string[] args)
{
    Assembly.LoadFrom("");
    Assembly.LoadFile("");
    Assembly.LoadWithPartialName("");
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
static void Main(string[] args)
{
    Assembly.Load("");
}
```
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