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Project.CreateProjectInstance Method

Creates a project instance based on this project, but completely disconnected from it.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function CreateProjectInstance As ProjectInstance
public ProjectInstance CreateProjectInstance()
public:
ProjectInstance^ CreateProjectInstance()
member CreateProjectInstance : unit -> ProjectInstance
public function CreateProjectInstance() : ProjectInstance

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Execution.ProjectInstance
Returns the project instance.

Remarks

Can be used to build independently. The original project is evaluated before creating the instance, if necessary, so that the original project is marked as unmodified.

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See Also

Reference

Project Class

CreateProjectInstance Overload

Microsoft.Build.Evaluation Namespace