MSBuild Project File Schema Reference

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MSBuild Project File Schema Reference

Provides a table of all the MSBuild XML Schema elements with their available attributes and child elements.

MSBuild uses project files to instruct the build engine what to build and how to build it. MSBuild project files are XML files that adhere to the MSBuild XML schema. This section documents the XML schema definition (.xsd) file for MSBuild.

MSBuild XML Schema Elements

The following table lists all of the MSBuild XML schema elements along with their child elements and attributes.

Element	Child Elements	Attributes
Choose Element (MSBuild)	Otherwise When	--
Import Element (MSBuild)	--	Condition Project
Item Element (MSBuild)	ItemMetaData	Condition Exclude Include
ItemGroup Element (MSBuild)	Item	Condition
ItemDefinitionGroup Element (MSBuild)	Item	Condition
ItemMetadata Element (MSBuild)	--	--
OnError Element (MSBuild)	--	Condition ExecuteTargets
Otherwise Element (MSBuild)	Choose ItemGroup PropertyGroup	--
Output Element (MSBuild)	--	Condition ItemName PropertyName TaskParameter
Project Element (MSBuild)	Choose Import ItemGroup ProjectExtensions PropertyGroup Target UsingTask	DefaultTargets xmlns
ProjectExtensions Element (MSBuild)	--	--
Property Element (MSBuild)	--	Condition
PropertyGroup Element (MSBuild)	Property	Condition
Target Element (MSBuild)	OnError Task	Condition DependsOnTargets Inputs Name Outputs
Task Element (MSBuild)	Output	Condition ContinueOnError Parameter
UsingTask Element (MSBuild)	--	AssemblyFile AssemblyName Condition TaskName
When Element (MSBuild)	Choose ItemGroup PropertyGroup	Condition

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