BuildPropertyGroup Class

Visual Studio 2015

Represents a collection of BuildProperty objects.

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.

Namespace: Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine::BuildPropertyGroup

Syntax

C++

[DebuggerDisplayAttribute("BuildPropertyGroup (Count = { Count }, Condition = { Condition })")]
public ref class BuildPropertyGroup : IEnumerable

Constructors

	Name	Description
	BuildPropertyGroup()	Initializes a new instance of the BuildPropertyGroup 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.
	BuildPropertyGroup(Project^)	Initializes a new PropertyGroup element in the specified project. 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.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Condition	Gets or sets the Condition attribute value of the property group. 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.
	Count	Gets a value indicating the number of BuildProperty objects in the BuildPropertyGroup. 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.
	IsImported	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the property group was imported into the project. 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.
	Item[String^]	Gets or sets a BuildProperty object in this BuildPropertyGroup. 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.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AddNewProperty(String^, String^)	Adds a new BuildProperty with the specified Name and Value to the BuildPropertyGroup. 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.
	AddNewProperty(String^, String^, Boolean)	Adds a new BuildProperty with the specified Name and Value to the BuildPropertyGroup. 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.
	Clear()	Removes the Condition property value and all BuildProperty objects from the BuildPropertyGroup. 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.
	Clone(Boolean)	Creates a deep or shallow copy of the BuildPropertyGroup. 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.
	Equals(Object^)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetEnumerator()	Gets an enumerator that iterates through the BuildPropertyGroup. 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.
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	(Inherited from Object.)
	RemoveProperty(BuildProperty^)	Removes the specified BuildProperty from the BuildPropertyGroup. 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.
	RemoveProperty(String^)	Removes the BuildProperty with the specified Name from the BuildPropertyGroup. 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.
	SetImportedPropertyGroupCondition(String^)	Sets the condition for imported property groups. Changes are not persisted. 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.
	SetProperty(String^, String^)	Sets the Value of the BuildProperty with the specified 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.
	SetProperty(String^, String^, Boolean)	Sets the Value of the BuildProperty with the specified 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.
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)

Remarks

A BuildPropertyGroup object can represent a PropertyGroup element in the project, or a virtual collection of properties, such as global properties or environment variable properties.

Examples

The following example creates a Project object and uses the LoadXml method to add content to the project. The BuildProperty, BuildPropertyGroup, and BuildPropertyGroupCollection classes are used to add, remove, and change items in the project.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

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.