Project.SetProperty Method (String, String, String, PropertyPosition)

Sets the value of the specified property.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub SetProperty ( _
    propertyName As String, _
    propertyValue As String, _
    condition As String, _
    position As PropertyPosition _
)
public void SetProperty(
    string propertyName,
    string propertyValue,
    string condition,
    PropertyPosition position
)
public:
void SetProperty(
    String^ propertyName, 
    String^ propertyValue, 
    String^ condition, 
    PropertyPosition position
)
member SetProperty : 
        propertyName:string * 
        propertyValue:string * 
        condition:string * 
        position:PropertyPosition -> unit
public function SetProperty(
    propertyName : String, 
    propertyValue : String, 
    condition : String, 
    position : PropertyPosition
)

Parameters

  • propertyName
    Type: System.String

    The name of the property to change.

  • propertyValue
    Type: System.String

    The value to assign the property.

  • condition
    Type: System.String

    The condition to use on the property. Corresponds to the Condition attribute of the Property element.

Remarks

SetProperty is called from the integrated development environment (IDE) to set a particular property at the project level. This method searches the existing property groups for a property with this name. If one is found, it changes its value. Otherwise, it either adds a new property to that property group, or adds a new property group to the project. SetProperty uses the condition parameter to determine the name of the property group place it in.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Project Class

SetProperty Overload

Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine Namespace