IBuildEngine.BuildProjectFile Method
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This method allows tasks to initiate a build on a particular project file. If the build is successful, the outputs (if any) of the specified targets are returned.
public:
bool BuildProjectFile(System::String ^ projectFileName, cli::array <System::String ^> ^ targetNames, System::Collections::IDictionary ^ globalProperties, System::Collections::IDictionary ^ targetOutputs);public bool BuildProjectFile(string projectFileName, string[] targetNames, System.Collections.IDictionary globalProperties, System.Collections.IDictionary targetOutputs);abstract member BuildProjectFile : string * string[] * System.Collections.IDictionary * System.Collections.IDictionary -> boolPublic Function BuildProjectFile (projectFileName As String, targetNames As String(), globalProperties As IDictionary, targetOutputs As IDictionary) As Boolean- projectFileName
- String
The project to build.
- targetNames
- String[]
The targets in the project to build (can be null).
- globalProperties
- IDictionary
A hash table of additional global properties to apply to the child project (can be null). The key and value should both be strings.
- targetOutputs
- IDictionary
The outputs of each specified target (can be null).
true, if build was successful
1) it is acceptable to pass null for both targetNames and targetOutputs 2) if no targets are specified, the default targets are built 3) target outputs are returned as ITaskItem arrays indexed by target name
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| MSBuild | 15, 16, 17 |
| MSBuild (.NET Core) | 15, 16, 17 |