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ProjectRootElement.AddTarget Method

Adds a target to the project.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddTarget ( _
    name As String _
) As ProjectTargetElement
public ProjectTargetElement AddTarget(
    string name
)
public:
ProjectTargetElement^ AddTarget(
    String^ name
)
member AddTarget : 
        name:string -> ProjectTargetElement
public function AddTarget(
    name : String
) : ProjectTargetElement

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectTargetElement
Returns the added target.

Remarks

Convenience method that picks a location based on a heuristic: Creates a target at the end of the project.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ProjectRootElement Class

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace