Contains a set of user-defined Item elements. Every item used in a MSBuild project must be specified as a child of an ItemGroup element.
<ItemGroup Condition="'String A' == 'String B'">
<Item1>... </Item1>
<Item2>... </Item2>
</ItemGroup>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
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Attribute
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Description
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| Condition | Optional attribute. Condition to be evaluated. For more information, see MSBuild Conditions. |
Child Elements
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Element
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Description
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| Item | Defines the inputs for the build process. There may be zero or more Item elements in an ItemGroup. |
Parent Elements
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Element
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Description
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| Project | Required root element of an MSBuild project file. |
The following code example shows the user-defined item collections Res and CodeFiles declared inside of an ItemGroup element. Each of the items in the Res item collection contains a user-defined child ItemMetadata element.
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<ItemGroup>
<Res Include = "Strings.fr.resources" >
<Culture>fr</Culture>
</Res>
<Res Include = "Dialogs.fr.resources" >
<Culture>fr</Culture>
</Res>
<CodeFiles Include="**\*.cs" Exclude="**\generated\*.cs" />
<CodeFiles Include="..\..\Resources\Constants.cs" />
</ItemGroup>
...
</Project>
Concepts
MSBuild Project File Schema Reference
MSBuild Items