ProjectRootElement.AddUsingTask Method

Adds a UsingTask element to the project.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddUsingTask ( _
    name As String, _
    assemblyFile As String, _
    assemblyName As String _
) As ProjectUsingTaskElement

public ProjectUsingTaskElement AddUsingTask(
    string name,
    string assemblyFile,
    string assemblyName
)

public:
ProjectUsingTaskElement^ AddUsingTask(
    String^ name, 
    String^ assemblyFile, 
    String^ assemblyName
)

member AddUsingTask : 
        name:string * 
        assemblyFile:string * 
        assemblyName:string -> ProjectUsingTaskElement

public function AddUsingTask(
    name : String, 
    assemblyFile : String, 
    assemblyName : String
) : ProjectUsingTaskElement

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The task name.

• assemblyFile
  Type: System.String

  The file path to the assembly.

• assemblyName
  Type: System.String

  The name of the assembly to load.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectUsingTaskElement
Returns the added UsingTask element.

Remarks

Either the assemblyName or assemblyFile must be null, but not both.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

ProjectRootElement Class

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace