GenerateOfficeAddInManifest Class

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06/14/2013

Defines an MSBuild task that generates the section of an application manifest that describes an Office add-in. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Task
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks.BuildTask
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks.GenerateOfficeAddInManifest

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Name := "FullTrust")> _
Public NotInheritable Class GenerateOfficeAddInManifest _
    Inherits BuildTask

[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
public sealed class GenerateOfficeAddInManifest : BuildTask

The GenerateOfficeAddInManifest type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	GenerateOfficeAddInManifest	Initializes a new instance of the GenerateOfficeAddInManifest class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	BuildEngine	Gets or sets the instance of the IBuildEngine object used by the task. (Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine2	Gets the instance of the IBuildEngine2 object used by the task. (Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine3	Gets the instance of the IBuildEngine3 object used by the task. (Inherited from Task.)
	BuildEngine4	Gets the instance of the IBuildEngine4 object used by the task. (Inherited from Task.)
	Description	Gets or sets the project description.
	FormRegionNamesAndMessageClasses	Gets or sets information about the form regions in the customization assembly.
	FriendlyName	Gets or sets the alternative name of the project.
	HostObject	Gets or sets the host object associated with the task. (Inherited from Task.)
	KeyName	Gets or sets the name of the registry key, which is the default add-in name.
	LoadBehavior	Gets or sets the load behavior.
	Log	Gets an instance of a TaskLoggingHelper class containing task logging methods. (Inherited from Task.)
	OfficeApplication	Gets or sets the name of the Microsoft Office application that is running the current add-in.
	OutputManifest	Gets the section of an application manifest that describes an Office add-in.
	RibbonTypes	Infrastructure.
	TargetFramework	Infrastructure.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Execute	Generates the section of an application manifest that describes an Office add-in. (Overrides Task.Execute().)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Set all the GenerateOfficeAddInManifest properties and then call Execute to run this task.

The Microsoft Build Engine uses Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks to build and deploy Office solutions. However, you can create your own build system by using these classes and the MSBuild XML-based project files. For more information, see MSBuild Reference.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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