Manifest Class

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05/05/2015

Represents base functionality common to all supported manifest types.

MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.Manifest
    Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.AssemblyManifest
    Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.DeployManifest

Namespace: Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
Public MustInherit Class Manifest

[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public abstract class Manifest

[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public ref class Manifest abstract

[<AbstractClass>]
[<ComVisibleAttribute(false)>]
type Manifest =  class end

public abstract class Manifest

The Manifest type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Manifest	Initializes a new instance of the Manifest class.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AssemblyIdentity	Gets or sets the identity of the manifest.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	AssemblyReferences	Gets the set of assemblies that the manifest references.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Description	Gets or sets a textual description for the manifest.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	EntryPoint	Gets or sets an assembly reference that is the entry point of the application.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	FileReferences	Gets the set of files that the manifest references.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	InputStream	Gets or sets the input stream from which the manifest was read.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	OutputMessages	Gets a collection of current error and warning messages.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	ReadOnly	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the manifest is operating in read-only or read-write mode.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	SourcePath	Gets or sets the location where the manifest was loaded or saved.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	XmlAssemblyIdentity	Infrastructure. Gets or sets a property that is used to serialize the AssemblyIdentity property to an XML file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	XmlAssemblyReferences	Infrastructure. Gets or sets a property that is used to serialize the AssemblyReferences property to an XML file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	XmlDescription	Infrastructure. Gets or sets a property that is used to serialize the Description property to an XML file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	XmlFileReferences	Infrastructure. Gets or sets a property that is used to serialize the FileReferences property to an XML file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	XmlSchema	Infrastructure. Gets or sets a property that is used to serialize the schema to an XML file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	ResolveFiles()	Locates all specified assembly and file references by searching in the same directory as the loaded manifest, or in the current directory.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	ResolveFiles(array<String[])	Locates all specified assembly and file references by searching in the specified directories.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	ToString	Returns the manifest name.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0. (Overrides Object.ToString().)
	UpdateFileInfo()	Updates file information for each referenced assembly and file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	UpdateFileInfo(String)	Updates file information for each referenced assembly and file, using the specified version of the target framework.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Validate	Performs various checks to verify the validity of the manifest.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	ValidatePlatform	Infrastructure. Validates the manifest platform.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.