VCConfiguration::Evaluate Method (String^)

Visual Studio 2015

Evaluates the value of a project model or environment macro. See Macros for Build Commands and Properties for more information about these macros.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

Syntax

C++

String^ Evaluate(
	String^ In
)

Parameters

In: Type: System::String^
Required. The macro you want to expand.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

A string with the expanded macro.

Remarks

If the string you want to evaluate contains no macros, then you get exactly the same string back.

Examples

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

The following example uses Evaluate in the integrated development environment (IDE):

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

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim file As VCFile
        Dim col As IVCCollection
        Dim fileconfig As VCFileConfiguration
        Dim strng As String
        Dim prj As VCProject
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        col = prj.Files
        file = col.Item(1)
        col = file.FileConfigurations
        fileconfig = col.Item("Debug|Win32")
        col = prj.Files
        file = col.Item(1)
        col = file.FileConfigurations
        fileconfig = col.Item("Debug|Win32")
        strng = fileconfig.Evaluate("$(TargetDir)")
    End Sub
End Module