Still Unable To Load Mef Component Dll -

MEF loads your DLL → .NET loader tries to resolve dependencies → fails → MEF wraps the error as “cannot load component.”

The CompositionException often contains the inner FileNotFoundException or ReflectionTypeLoadException . MEF caches failed assemblies in some implementations (e.g., SafeDirectoryCatalog in Dynamo). Once an assembly fails to load, it is blacklisted for the session – hence “still unable” on subsequent attempts. still unable to load mef component dll

var catalog = new DirectoryCatalog(@"path"); var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog); try container.ComposeParts(this); catch (CompositionException ce) Console.WriteLine(ce.Message); foreach (var e in ce.Errors) Console.WriteLine(e.Description); MEF loads your DLL →

public class SafeDirectoryCatalog : ComposablePartCatalog var catalog = new DirectoryCatalog(@"path"); var container =

This is a detailed, technical deep-dive into the error, commonly encountered in applications using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), such as Dynamo for Revit , Sandbox , Rhino/Grasshopper (with MEF), or custom .NET host apps.