How can I determine if a .NET assembly was built for x86 or x64?

Question

I\'ve got an arbitrary list of .NET assemblies.

I need to programmatically check if each DLL was built for x86 (as opposed to x64 or Any CPU). Is this possible?

Answer 1

[TestMethod]
public void EnsureKWLLibrariesAreAll64Bit()
{
    var assemblies = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetReferencedAssemblies().Where(x => x.FullName.StartsWith("YourCommonProjectName")).ToArray();
    foreach (var assembly in assemblies)
    {
        var myAssemblyName = AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(assembly.FullName.Split(',')[0] + ".dll");
        Assert.AreEqual(ProcessorArchitecture.MSIL, myAssemblyName.ProcessorArchitecture);
    }
}