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PropertyGroup Element (MSBuild)
Visual Studio 2015
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For the latest documentation on Visual Studio 2017, see PropertyGroup Element (MSBuild) on docs.microsoft.com.
Contains a set of user-defined Property elements. Every Property element used in an MSBuild project must be a child of a PropertyGroup element.
<Project>
<PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition="'String A' == 'String B'">
<Property1>...</Property1>
<Property2>...</Property2>
</PropertyGroup>
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Condition | Optional attribute. Condition to be evaluated. For more information, see Conditions. |
Child Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Property | Optional element. A user defined property name, which contains the property value. There may be zero or more Property elements in a PropertyGroup element. |
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Project | Required root element of an MSBuild project file. |
The following code example shows how to set properties based on a condition. In this example, if the value of the CompileConfig property is DEBUG, the Optimization, Obfuscate, and OutputPath properties inside of the PropertyGroup element are set.
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(CompileConfig)' == 'DEBUG'" >
<Optimization>false</Optimization>
<Obfuscate>false</Obfuscate>
<OutputPath>$(OutputPath)\debug</OutputPath>
</PropertyGroup>
Project File Schema Reference
MSBuild Properties
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