GenerateOfficeAddInManifest Class

Defines an MSBuild task that generates the section of an application manifest that describes an Office add-in. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
Microsoft.Build.Utilities::Task
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks::BuildTask
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks::GenerateOfficeAddInManifest

Syntax

C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
public ref class GenerateOfficeAddInManifest sealed : BuildTask

Constructors

	Name	Description
	GenerateOfficeAddInManifest()	Initializes a new instance of the GenerateOfficeAddInManifest class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	BuildEngine	(Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine2	(Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine3	(Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine4	(Inherited from Task.)
	Description	Gets or sets the project description.
	FormRegionNamesAndMessageClasses	Gets or sets information about the form regions in the customization assembly.
	FriendlyName	Gets or sets the alternative name of the project.
	HostObject	(Inherited from Task.)
	KeyName	Gets or sets the name of the registry key, which is the default add-in name.
	LoadBehavior	Gets or sets the load behavior.
	Log	(Inherited from Task.)
	OfficeApplication	Gets or sets the name of the Microsoft Office application that is running the current add-in.
	OutputManifest	Gets the section of an application manifest that describes an Office add-in.
	RibbonTypes	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
	TargetFramework	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Execute()	Generates the section of an application manifest that describes an Office add-in. (Overrides Task::Execute().)
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)

Remarks

Set all the GenerateOfficeAddInManifest properties and then call Execute to run this task.

The Microsoft Build Engine uses Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks to build and deploy Office solutions. However, you can create your own build system by using these classes and the MSBuild XML-based project files. For more information, see MSBuild Reference.

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.