Engine.BuildProjectFile Method (String, array<String , BuildPropertyGroup, IDictionary)
Loads the specified project file and builds the specified targets of the project with the specified GlobalProperties, and returns the outputs of the targets.
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Namespace: Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function BuildProjectFile ( _
projectFile As String, _
targetNames As String(), _
globalProperties As BuildPropertyGroup, _
targetOutputs As IDictionary _
) As Boolean
public bool BuildProjectFile(
string projectFile,
string[] targetNames,
BuildPropertyGroup globalProperties,
IDictionary targetOutputs
)
public:
bool BuildProjectFile(
String^ projectFile,
array<String^>^ targetNames,
BuildPropertyGroup^ globalProperties,
IDictionary^ targetOutputs
)
member BuildProjectFile :
projectFile:string *
targetNames:string[] *
globalProperties:BuildPropertyGroup *
targetOutputs:IDictionary -> bool
public function BuildProjectFile(
projectFile : String,
targetNames : String[],
globalProperties : BuildPropertyGroup,
targetOutputs : IDictionary
) : boolean
Parameters
projectFile
Type: System.StringThe project file to load and build.
targetNames
Type: array<System.String[]An array that contains the Name attributes of the Target elements to build.
globalProperties
Type: Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.BuildPropertyGroupThe GlobalProperties to apply to the build.
targetOutputs
Type: System.Collections.IDictionaryThe outputs of the built targets. This parameter can be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if outputs are not required.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if the build was successful; otherwise, false.
.NET Framework Security
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