VCLinkerTool::StripPrivateSymbols Property

Visual Studio 2015
 

Do not put private symbols in the specified, generated .pdb file.

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

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property String^ StripPrivateSymbols {
	String^ get();
	void set(String^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

A string representing the name of the .pdb file.

StripPrivateSymbols exposes the functionality of the /PDBSTRIPPED (Strip Private Symbols) linker option.

The following example modifies the StripPrivateSymbols property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

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' 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
    Dim tool As VCLinkerTool
    prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
    cfgs = prj.Configurations
    cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
    tool = cfg.Tools("VCLinkerTool")
    tool.StripPrivateSymbols = "$(OutDir)/my.pdb"
  End Sub
End Module
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