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How to set up google-diff-match-patch C# library

So I am a newbie and I couldn't find a proper answer to this on the internet. After digging a little bit here is what I came up with.

Solution

  • Download google-diff-match-patch from here

    One you have extracted it, open up your microsoft visual studio project

    Go to View->Solution Explorer or press Ctrl+Alt+L

    In solution Explorer right click on your project name and go to Add->Existing Item... or press Shift+Alt+A

    In the dialog box that appears locate your diff-match-patch folder and go in csharp directory and select DiffMatchPatch.cs and click on Add

    Then in solution explorer right click on References->Add Reference...

    Search for System.Web and add it.

    Now come back to your program (in my case Form1.cs) and type 

    using DiffMatchPatch;

    Now you are ready to use all the functions of the diff-match-patch library in your C# program