VCProjectConfigurationProperties.OutputDirectory Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProject

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProject.dll

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Specifies the directory in which to place output. By default, it uses the project directory.

public:
 property System::String ^ OutputDirectory { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public:
 property Platform::String ^ OutputDirectory { Platform::String ^ get(); void set(Platform::String ^ value); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)]
public string OutputDirectory { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)] get; [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)] set; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
[<set: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
member this.OutputDirectory : string with get, set

Public Property OutputDirectory As String

Property Value

String

The output directory. Uses the project directory by default.

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Examples

[Visual Basic]

The following example code modifies the VCConfiguration object's OutputDirectory property in the development environment:

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  
Imports EnvDTE  
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  

Public Module Module1  
    Sub Test()  
        Dim prj As VCProject  
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection  
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration  
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object  
        cfgs = prj.Configurations  
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)  
        cfg.OutputDirectory = "\test"  
    End Sub  
End Module

Remarks

Wizards set this property. Do not use the project directory for the project outputs.

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information on how to compile and run this sample.

Applies to