MSBuild.Execute Method (Microsoft.Build.Tasks)

.NET Framework Class Library

MSBuild..::.Execute Method

This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Instructs the MSBuild engine to build one or more project files whose locations are specified by the Projects property.

Namespace: Microsoft.Build.Tasks
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v3.5 (in Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v3.5.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overrides Function Execute As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As MSBuild
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.Execute()

public override bool Execute()

Visual C++

public:
virtual bool Execute() override

JScript

public override function Execute() : boolean

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if all projects build successfully; otherwise, false.

Implements

ITask..::.Execute()()()

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

MSBuild Class

MSBuild Members

Microsoft.Build.Tasks Namespace