Can I retrieve source code from a compiled WPF application?

Question

I have been working on a project for my college course for a couple of months. When I went to submit it the other day the source code has gone missing. It was a WPF C# application. Because all of the work was done on my memory stick I have no backup of it.

I tried running a recovery tool but it was unable to find anything.

What I have is the following:

• The contents of the bin > Debug folder including an up to date compiled version of the application (an exe file)
• The .sln file for the project.

I really need the source code for this as without it I might end up failing the project. Is there any way to get it with what I have?

Answer 1

If you have DLLs you can use something like .netReflector and peep into code..

use dlls in a new project and then you can drill into them