How to Change a Created Class Library to Console Application

This step-by-step guide covers the process of changing project settings, adding a Main method, and adjusting references, helping you transform your class library into a functional console app using Visual Studio or .NET.

This blog talks about how to change a created class library with a Console application in .net core. First, open a class library project in Visual Studio.

Step 1

• Right-click on the project from inside Visual Studio.
• Then click the properties option.

Step 2

• Change Class library selection to Console Application in Application > General > Output type.
• Then, save the changes and build the project.

Step 3

• Create a Program.cs file inside the project and add a Main(string[] args) inside a Program Class.
• Then, add a required function inside and execute a Console application.

The above-mentioned step is one way to handle this case. One more way is there to change a created class library with the Console application from the .csproj file.

• Edit the file .csproj <PropertyGroup><OutputType>Library</OutputType></PropertyGroup> Change "Library" to "Exe" to make it a console application.
• Save the .csproj file and close it.
• Then, add the Main function inside Program.cs and build the project.

.csproj

<PropertyGroup>
   <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
   <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
   <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
</PropertyGroup>