Message Class

Visual Studio 2015

This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Implements the Message task. Use the Message element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Message Task.

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.Tasks
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
  Microsoft.Build.Utilities::Task
    Microsoft.Build.Tasks::TaskExtension
      Microsoft.Build.Tasks::Message

Syntax

C++

public ref class Message sealed : TaskExtension

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Message()	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Initializes a new instance of the Message 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.

Properties

	Name	Description
	BuildEngine	Gets or sets the instance of the IBuildEngine object used by the task. 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.(Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine2	Gets the instance of the IBuildEngine2 object used by the task. 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.(Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine3	Gets the instance of the IBuildEngine3 object used by the task. 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.(Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine4	Gets the instance of the IBuildEngine4 object used by the task. 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.(Inherited from Task.)
	Code	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Message code 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.
	File	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Relevant file if any. If none is provided and this is a critical message, the file containing the Message task will be used. 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.
	HelpKeyword	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Message help keyword 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.
	HostObject	Gets or sets the host object associated with the task. 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.(Inherited from Task.)
	Importance	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets or sets the importance of the message. 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.
	IsCritical	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Indicates if this is a critical message 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.
	Log	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets an instance of a TaskLoggingHelperExtension containing task logging methods. 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.(Inherited from TaskExtension.)
	Text	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets or sets the error text to log. 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
	Equals(Object^)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Execute()	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Executes the Message task. 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 Task::Execute().)
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)

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.