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AssignTargetPath Task

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This task accepts a list files and adds <TargetPath> attributes if they are not already specified.

Task Parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the AssignTargetPath task.

Parameter Description
RootFolder Optional string input parameter.

Contains the path to the folder that contains the target links.
Files Optional ITaskItem[] input parameter.

Contains the incoming list of files.
AssignedFiles Optional

ITaskItem [] output parameter.

Contains the resulting list of files.

Remarks

In addition to the parameters listed above, this task inherits parameters from the TaskExtension class, which itself inherits from the Task class. For a list of these additional parameters and their descriptions, see TaskExtension Base Class.

Example

The following example executes the AssignTargetPath task to configure a project.

<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">  
    <Target Name="MyProject">  
        <AssignTargetPath  
RootFolder="Resources"  
            Files="@(ResourceFiles)"  
            <Output TaskParameter="AssignedFiles"  
                ItemName="OutAssignedFiles"/>  
        </AssignTargetPath>  
    </Target>  
</Project>  

See Also

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