VCProjectConfigurationProperties.OutputDirectory Property
Definition
Important
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Specifies the directory in which to place output. By default, it uses the project directory.
public:
property System::String ^ OutputDirectory { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public:
property Platform::String ^ OutputDirectory { Platform::String ^ get(); void set(Platform::String ^ value); };
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)]
public string OutputDirectory { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)] get; [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)] set; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
[<set: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
member this.OutputDirectory : string with get, set
Public Property OutputDirectory As String
Property Value
The output directory. Uses the project directory by default.
- Attributes
Examples
[Visual Basic]
The following example code modifies the VCConfiguration object's OutputDirectory property in the development environment:
' 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
prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
cfgs = prj.Configurations
cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
cfg.OutputDirectory = "\test"
End Sub
End Module
Remarks
Wizards set this property. Do not use the project directory for the project outputs.
See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information on how to compile and run this sample.