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BuildTask Class

Represents a Task element in a project.

System::Object
  Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine::BuildTask

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

public ref class BuildTask

The BuildTask type exposes the following members.

  NameDescription
Public propertyConditionGets or sets the Condition attribute value of the Task element.
Public propertyContinueOnErrorGets or sets the ContinueOnError attribute value of the Task element.
Public propertyHostObjectGets or sets the host object associated with the task.
Public propertyNameGets the task name.
Public propertyTypeGets the Type of the class that implements the task.
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  NameDescription
Public methodAddOutputItemAdds an Output element with the specified TaskParameter and ItemName attributes to the Task element.
Public methodAddOutputPropertyAdds an Output element with the specified TaskParameter and PropertyName attributes to the Task element.
Public methodEquals(Object)Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodExecuteRuns the task represented by this BuildTask object.
Protected methodFinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetParameterNamesGets an array containing the parameter names passed to the task.
Public methodGetParameterValueGets the value of the specified task parameter.
Public methodGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodMemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSetParameterValue(String, String)Sets the value of the specified task parameter.
Public methodSetParameterValue(String, String, Boolean)Sets the value of the specified task parameter.
Public methodToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

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