Show me the code already¶

Windsor is very simple to use. Code below is not just hello world - that's how many big real life applications use Windsor. See the full documentation for more details on the API, features, patterns, and practices.

//application starts...
var container = new WindsorContainer();

// adds and configures all components using WindsorInstallers from executing assembly
container.Install(FromAssembly.This());

// instantiate and configure root component and all its dependencies and their dependencies and...
var king = container.Resolve<IKing>();
king.RuleTheCastle();

// clean up, application exits
container.Dispose();

So what about those installers? Here's one.

public class RepositoriesInstaller : IWindsorInstaller
{
	public void Install(IWindsorContainer container, IConfigurationStore store)
	{
		container.Register(Classes.FromThisAssembly()
			                .Where(Component.IsInSameNamespaceAs<King>())
			                .WithService.DefaultInterfaces()
			                .LifestyleTransient());
	}
}

For more in-depth sample try the section below, or dive right into API documentation on the right.

Samples and tutorials¶

Learn Windsor by example by completing step-by-step tutorials. See Windsor in action by exploring sample applications showcasing its capabilities.

Introductory tutorial with ASP.NET MVC 3¶

• Simple ASP.NET MVC 3 application (To be Seen) built step by step from the ground up. This tutorial will help you get up to speed with Windsor quickly while keeping an eye on both the usage of the container API as well as patterns that will help you get the most out of using the container.
  

Silverlight 4 sample app¶

• Simple customer contact management application showcasing usage of Windsor in Silverlight. Also shows some advanced usages like DynamicProxy-based AOP to achieve editability and to implement INotifyPropertyChanged, and typed factories.
  

Documentation¶

• What's new in Windsor 3.2
• What's new in Windsor 3.1
  

Concepts¶

• Inversion of Control and Inversion of Control Container
• Services, Components and Dependencies
• How components are created
• How dependencies are resolved
  

Using the Container¶

• Using the container - how and where to call it
• Windsor installers - this is how you tell Windsor about your components
• Registration API reference
• Using XML configuration
• Passing arguments to the container
• AOP, Proxies, and Interceptors
• Windsor's support for debugger views and diagnostics
• Windsor's support for performance counters
  

Customizing the container¶

• Lifestyles
• Lifecycle
• Release policy
• ComponentModel construction contributors
  

Extending the container¶

• Facilities
  

Know any other container already?¶

• Castle Windsor for Autofac users
• Castle Windsor for StructureMap users
  

Resources¶

• Screencasts, Podcasts
• FAQ
• Roadmap