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ProjectItemDefinitionGroupElement.AddItemDefinition Method

Adds a new item definition after the last child in this item definition group.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Construction
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddItemDefinition ( _
    itemType As String _
) As ProjectItemDefinitionElement
public ProjectItemDefinitionElement AddItemDefinition(
    string itemType
)
public:
ProjectItemDefinitionElement^ AddItemDefinition(
    String^ itemType
)
member AddItemDefinition : 
        itemType:string -> ProjectItemDefinitionElement
public function AddItemDefinition(
    itemType : String
) : ProjectItemDefinitionElement

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectItemDefinitionElement
Returns the new item definition.

Remarks

This convenience method picks a location in the project DOM based on a heuristic.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ProjectItemDefinitionGroupElement Class

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace