UpdateBuildNumber.ExpandToken Method (String, DateTime, IBuildDefinition)

This method is called at design time. It takes in a token of the form $(...) and returns the value that the token expands to.

Namespace:  Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.Activities
Assembly:  Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow (in Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ExpandToken ( _
    token As String, _
    now As DateTime, _
    buildDefinition As IBuildDefinition _
) As String

public static string ExpandToken(
    string token,
    DateTime now,
    IBuildDefinition buildDefinition
)

public:
static String^ ExpandToken(
    String^ token, 
    DateTime now, 
    IBuildDefinition^ buildDefinition
)

static member ExpandToken : 
        token:string * 
        now:DateTime * 
        buildDefinition:IBuildDefinition -> string

public static function ExpandToken(
    token : String, 
    now : DateTime, 
    buildDefinition : IBuildDefinition
) : String

Parameters

• token
  Type: System.String

  A token of the form $(...).

• now
  Type: System.DateTime

  The expanded format String occuring before the token. This is important only for the $(rev:.rr) and $(rev:.rrrr) tokens.

• buildDefinition
  Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Client.IBuildDefinition

Return Value

Type: System.String
Value of the token.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

UpdateBuildNumber Class

ExpandToken Overload

Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.Activities Namespace