What is MEF and how can we implement the same?

The Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) is a library for creating extensible managed applications i.e. .NET applications which can be extended by plug-in components. It is part of version 4.0 of the Framework.

A MEF component (or 'part') can declare both its dependencies ('imports') and its capabilities ('exports'). This allows an MEF application to discover what parts are available at runtime and means that a given part can be used not just by a single application but by multiple applications without the need for any configuration.

For more information, see this link (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd460648.aspx).

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Vulpes15y ago
The Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) is a library for creating extensible managed applications i.e. .NET applications which can be extended by plug-in components. It is part of version 4.0 of the Framework.

A MEF component (or 'part') can declare both its dependencies ('imports') and its capabilities ('exports'). This allows an MEF application to discover what parts are available at runtime and means that a given part can be used not just by a single application but by multiple applications without the need for any configuration.

For more information, see this link (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd460648.aspx).