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Figure 15-12. CarLibrary.dll now resides under the MyLibraries subdirectory.

.NET *.config files always open with a root element named . The nested

 element may specify an  element, which nests a further element

named 
. The privatePath attribute is the key point in this example, as it is used to specify

the subdirectories relative to the application directory where the CLR should probe.

Do note that the 

 element does not specify which assembly is located under a given

subdirectory. In other words, you cannot say, “CarLibrary is located under the MyLibraries subdirec-

tory, but MathUtils is located under the Bin subdirectory.” The 
 element simply instructs

the CLR to investigate all specified subdirectories for the requested assembly until the first match is

encountered.