Task element of UsingTask (MSBuild)

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03/13/2017

Contains the data that is passed to a UsingTask TaskFactory. For more information, see UsingTask element (MSBuild).

Syntax

<Task Evaluate="true/false" />

Attributes and elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
`Evaluate`	Optional Boolean attribute. If `true`, MSBuild evaluates any inner elements, and expands items and properties before it passes the information to the `TaskFactory` when the task is instantiated.

Child elements

Element	Description
Data	The text between the `Task` tags is sent verbatim to the `TaskFactory`.

Parent elements

Element	Description
UsingTask	Provides a way to register tasks in MSBuild. There may be zero or more `UsingTask` elements in a project.

Example

The following example shows how to use the Task element with an Evaluate attribute.

<UsingTask TaskName="MyTask" AssemblyName="My.Assembly" TaskFactory="MyTaskFactory">
       <ParameterGroup>
              <Parameter1 ParameterType="System.String" Required="False" Output="False"/>
              <Parameter2 ParameterType="System.Int" Required="True" Output="False"/>
              ...
</ParameterGroup>
       <Task Evaluate="true">
       ... Task factory-specific data ...
       </Task>
</UsingTask>

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