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Project Constructor (String, IDictionary<String, String>, String, ProjectCollection)

Constructs a project and evaluates it from the given source project file and with the given global properties and given tools version.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    projectFile As String, _
    globalProperties As IDictionary(Of String, String), _
    toolsVersion As String, _
    projectCollection As ProjectCollection _
)
public Project(
    string projectFile,
    IDictionary<string, string> globalProperties,
    string toolsVersion,
    ProjectCollection projectCollection
)
public:
Project(
    String^ projectFile, 
    IDictionary<String^, String^>^ globalProperties, 
    String^ toolsVersion, 
    ProjectCollection^ projectCollection
)
new : 
        projectFile:string * 
        globalProperties:IDictionary<string, string> * 
        toolsVersion:string * 
        projectCollection:ProjectCollection -> Project
public function Project(
    projectFile : String, 
    globalProperties : IDictionary<String, String>, 
    toolsVersion : String, 
    projectCollection : ProjectCollection
)

Parameters

  • projectFile
    Type: System.String

    The path to the source project file to be evaluated.

  • globalProperties
    Type: IDictionary<String, String>

    The global properties. May be null.

  • toolsVersion
    Type: System.String

    The tools version. May be null.

Remarks

The project is added to the given project collection.

Throws InvalidProjectFileException if the evaluation fails. Throws InvalidOperationException if there is already an equivalent project loaded in the project collection. May throw IO-related exceptions.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Project Class

Project Overload

Microsoft.Build.Evaluation Namespace