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Sandcastle (software)

Sandcastle is a documentation generator from Microsoft. It automatically produces MSDN-style code documentation out of reflection information of .NET assemblies and XML documentation comments found in the source code of these assemblies. It can also be used to produce user documentation from Microsoft Assistance Markup Language (MAML) with the same look…

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GUIGACHTMLFirefoxXML
8 related topics

Overview

Documentation generatorMicrosoftMSDNReflection.NET assemblies
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CTPNDocMail-bombCodePlex
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Output

XHTMLApplication Programming Interfaces
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Developer
Microsoft
License
Microsoft Public License
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Platform
.NET Framework
Release
2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Repository
github.com/EWSoftware/SHFB

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Sandcastle tools

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Compiled help

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Sandcastle (software)

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples22
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Sandcastle (software)

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Developer · 1
Sandcastle (software) → Microsoft
License · 1
Sandcastle (software) → Microsoft Public License
Operating system · 1
Sandcastle (software) → Microsoft Windows
Platform · 1
Sandcastle (software) → .NET Framework
Release · 1
Sandcastle (software) → 2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Repository · 1
Sandcastle (software) → github.com/EWSoftware/SHFB
Stable release · 1
Sandcastle (software) → 2.6.10621.1 / June 23, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-06-23)
Type · 1
Sandcastle (software) → Documentation generator
Website · 1
Sandcastle (software) → ewsoftware.github.io/SHFB/
Written in · 1
Sandcastle (software) → C#

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sandcastle documentation html ctp used xml files build version released microsoft file output presentation xsl tools help reflection style also

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sandcastle (software)DeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)LicenseMicrosoft Public License1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)Operating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)Platform.NET Framework1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)Release2006; 20 years ago (2006)1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)Repositorygithub.com/EWSoftware/SHFB1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)Stable release2.6.10621.1 / June 23, 2010; 16 years ago (2010-06-23)1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)TypeDocumentation generator1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)Websiteewsoftware.github.io/SHFB/1.00infobox
Sandcastle (software)Written inC#1.00infobox
the HTML Help Workshop to produce compiled help for distribution with the corresponding computer program.Sandcastle currently features a lightweight graphical user interfaceinstance ofThe resulting HTML files are then used as input to tools0.80text
generating in-memory data indexesinstance ofSandcastle provides several build components that are used in build component stacks to perform tasks0.80text

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