ReadLinesFromFile Task
Visual Studio 2015
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For the latest documentation on Visual Studio 2017, see ReadLinesFromFile Task on docs.microsoft.com. Reads a list of items from a text file.
The following table describes the parameters of the ReadLinesFromFile task.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
File | Required ITaskItem parameter. Specifies the file to read. The file must have one item on each line. |
Lines | Optional ITaskItem[] output parameter.Contains the lines read from the file. |
In addition to the parameters listed above, this task inherits parameters from the TaskExtension class, which itself inherits from the Task class. For a list of these additional parameters and their descriptions, see TaskExtension Base Class.
The following example uses the ReadLinesFromFile task to create items from a list in a text file. The items read from the file are stored in the ItemsFromFile item collection.
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<ItemGroup>
<MyTextFile Include="Items.txt"/>
</ItemGroup>
<Target Name="ReadFromFile">
<ReadLinesFromFile
File="@(MyTextFile)" >
<Output
TaskParameter="Lines"
ItemName="ItemsFromFile"/>
</ReadLinesFromFile>
</Target>
</Project>
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