CommandLineBuilder Constructors
Definition
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Constructor
Overloads
CommandLineBuilder() |
Default constructor |
CommandLineBuilder(Boolean) |
Default constructor |
CommandLineBuilder(Boolean, Boolean) |
Default constructor |
CommandLineBuilder()
- Source:
- CommandLineBuilder.cs
Default constructor
public:
CommandLineBuilder();
public CommandLineBuilder ();
Public Sub New ()
Examples
The following example creates a ToolTask that runs Ilasm.exe (IL Assembler). The CommandLineBuilder, ToolLocationHelper, and TaskLoggingHelper classes are used to generate the information needed to run the task.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Build.Utilities;
using Microsoft.Build.Framework;
namespace MSBuildTasks
{
/// <summary>
/// A very simple and incomplete ToolTask to wrap the ILASM.EXE tool.
/// </summary>
public class ILAsm : ToolTask
{
#region Member Data
/// <summary>
/// Gets the collection of parameters used by the task class.
/// </summary>
/// <value>Parameter bag.</value>
protected internal Hashtable Bag
{
get
{
return bag;
}
}
private Hashtable bag = new Hashtable();
#endregion
#region ILAsm Task Properties
/// <summary>
/// The Source file that is to be compled (.il)
/// </summary>
public ITaskItem Source
{
get { return Bag["Source"] as ITaskItem; }
set { Bag["Source"] = value; }
}
/// <summary>
/// Either EXE or DLL indicating the assembly type to be generated
/// </summary>
public string TargetType
{
get { return Bag["TargetType"] as string; }
set { Bag["TargetType"] = value; }
}
#endregion
#region ToolTask Members
protected override string ToolName
{
get { return "ILAsm.exe"; }
}
/// <summary>
/// Use ToolLocationHelper to find ILASM.EXE in the Framework directory
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
protected override string GenerateFullPathToTool()
{
// Ask ToolLocationHelper to find ILASM.EXE - it will look in the latest framework directory available
return ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToDotNetFrameworkFile(ToolName, TargetDotNetFrameworkVersion.VersionLatest);
}
#endregion
#region ILAsm Task Members
/// <summary>
/// Construct the command line from the task properties by using the CommandLineBuilder
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
protected override string GenerateCommandLineCommands()
{
CommandLineBuilder builder = new CommandLineBuilder();
// We don't need the tool's logo information shown
builder.AppendSwitch("/nologo");
string targetType = Bag["TargetType"] as string;
// Be explicit with our switches
if (targetType != null)
{
if (String.Compare(targetType, "DLL", true) == 0)
{
builder.AppendSwitch("/DLL");
}
else if (String.Compare(targetType, "EXE", true) == 0)
{
builder.AppendSwitch("/EXE");
}
else
{
Log.LogWarning("Invalid TargetType (valid values are DLL and EXE) specified: {0}", targetType);
}
}
// Add the filename that we want the tool to process
builder.AppendFileNameIfNotNull(Bag["Source"] as ITaskItem);
// Log a High importance message stating the file that we are assembling
Log.LogMessage(MessageImportance.High, "Assembling {0}", Bag["Source"]);
// We have all of our switches added, return the commandline as a string
return builder.ToString();
}
#endregion
}
}
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Imports Microsoft.Build.Framework
Namespace MSBuildTasks
''' <summary>
''' A very simple and incomplete ToolTask to wrap the ILASM.EXE tool.
''' </summary>
Public Class ILAsm
Inherits ToolTask
''' <summary>
''' Parameter bag.
''' </summary>
Protected Friend ReadOnly Property Bag() As Hashtable
Get
Return propertyBag
End Get
End Property
Private propertyBag As New Hashtable()
''' <summary>
''' The Source file that is to be compled (.il)
''' </summary>
Public Property [Source]() As ITaskItem
Get
Return Bag("Source")
End Get
Set(ByVal value As ITaskItem)
Bag("Source") = value
End Set
End Property
''' <summary>
''' Either EXE or DLL indicating the assembly type to be generated
''' </summary>
Public Property TargetType() As String
Get
Return Bag("TargetType")
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
Bag("TargetType") = value
End Set
End Property '
Protected Overrides ReadOnly Property ToolName() As String
Get
Return "ILAsm.exe"
End Get
End Property
''' <summary>
''' Use ToolLocationHelper to find ILASM.EXE in the Framework directory
''' </summary>
Protected Overrides Function GenerateFullPathToTool() As String
' Ask ToolLocationHelper to find ILASM.EXE - it will look in the latest framework directory available
Return ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToDotNetFrameworkFile(ToolName, TargetDotNetFrameworkVersion.VersionLatest)
End Function
''' <summary>
''' Construct the command line from the task properties by using the CommandLineBuilder
''' </summary>
Protected Overrides Function GenerateCommandLineCommands() As String
Dim builder As New CommandLineBuilder()
' We don't need the tool's logo information shown
builder.AppendSwitch("/nologo")
Dim targetType As String = Bag("TargetType")
' Be explicit with our switches
If Not (targetType Is Nothing) Then
If [String].Compare(targetType, "DLL", True) = 0 Then
builder.AppendSwitch("/DLL")
ElseIf [String].Compare(targetType, "EXE", True) = 0 Then
builder.AppendSwitch("/EXE")
Else
Log.LogWarning("Invalid TargetType (valid values are DLL and EXE) specified: {0}", targetType)
End If
End If
' Add the filename that we want the tool to process
builder.AppendFileNameIfNotNull(Bag("Source"))
' Log a High importance message stating the file that we are assembling
Log.LogMessage(MessageImportance.High, "Assembling {0}", Bag("Source"))
' We have all of our switches added, return the commandline as a string
Return builder.ToString()
End Function
End Class
End Namespace
Applies to
CommandLineBuilder(Boolean)
- Source:
- CommandLineBuilder.cs
Default constructor
public:
CommandLineBuilder(bool quoteHyphensOnCommandLine);
public CommandLineBuilder (bool quoteHyphensOnCommandLine);
new Microsoft.Build.Utilities.CommandLineBuilder : bool -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.CommandLineBuilder
Public Sub New (quoteHyphensOnCommandLine As Boolean)
Parameters
- quoteHyphensOnCommandLine
- Boolean
If true, hyphens should be quoted.
Applies to
CommandLineBuilder(Boolean, Boolean)
- Source:
- CommandLineBuilder.cs
Default constructor
public:
CommandLineBuilder(bool quoteHyphensOnCommandLine, bool useNewLineSeparator);
public CommandLineBuilder (bool quoteHyphensOnCommandLine, bool useNewLineSeparator);
new Microsoft.Build.Utilities.CommandLineBuilder : bool * bool -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.CommandLineBuilder
Public Sub New (quoteHyphensOnCommandLine As Boolean, useNewLineSeparator As Boolean)
Parameters
- quoteHyphensOnCommandLine
- Boolean
- useNewLineSeparator
- Boolean