Task.HostObject Property

Gets or sets the host object associated with the task.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property HostObject As ITaskHost
public ITaskHost HostObject { get; set; }
public:
virtual property ITaskHost^ HostObject {
    ITaskHost^ get () sealed;
    void set (ITaskHost^ value) sealed;
}
abstract HostObject : ITaskHost with get, set 
override HostObject : ITaskHost with get, set
final function get HostObject () : ITaskHost 
final function set HostObject (value : ITaskHost)

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITaskHost
The host object associated with the task. This value can be nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Implements

ITask.HostObject

Remarks

If the host IDE has associated a host object with this particular task, then the build engine sets this property.

The host object is provided by HostServices. Visual Studio determines the host object via a system registry key. For more information, see IVsMSBuildHostObject.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Task Class

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace