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ProjectRootElement.ToolsVersion Property

Gets or sets the value of the ToolsVersion attribute.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Construction
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property ToolsVersion As String
public string ToolsVersion { get; set; }
public:
property String^ ToolsVersion {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
member ToolsVersion : string with get, set
function get ToolsVersion () : String 
function set ToolsVersion (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
Returns the ToolsVersion attribute value. Returns an empty string if the attribute is not present.

Remarks

Removes the ToolsVersion attribute if the value to set is an empty string or null.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectRootElement Class

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace