ProjectElement Class

Abstract base class for MSBuild construction object model elements.

MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectElement
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectElementContainer
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectExtensionsElement
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectImportElement
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectMetadataElement
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectOnErrorElement
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectOutputElement
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectPropertyElement
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectUsingTaskBodyElement
    Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectUsingTaskParameterElement

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class ProjectElement

public abstract class ProjectElement

public ref class ProjectElement abstract

[<AbstractClass>]
type ProjectElement =  class end

public abstract class ProjectElement

The ProjectElement type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AllParents	All parent elements of this element, going up to the ProjectRootElement. None if this is a ProjectRootElement. None if this has not been attached to a parent yet.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Condition	Gets or sets the Condition value. It will return empty string IFF a condition attribute is legal but it’s not present or has no value. It will return null IFF a Condition attribute is illegal on that element. Removes the attribute if the value to set is empty. It is possible for derived classes to throw an InvalidOperationException if setting the condition is not applicable for those elements.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	ConditionLocation	Location of the "Condition" attribute on this element, if any. If there is no such attribute, returns null.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	ContainingProject	ProjectRootElement (possibly imported) that contains this Xml. Cannot be null.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Label	Gets or sets the Label value. Returns empty string if it is not present. Removes the attribute if the value to set is empty.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	LabelLocation	Location of the "Label" attribute on this element, if any. If there is no such attribute, returns null;MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Location	Location of the corresponding Xml element. May not be correct if file is not saved, or file has been edited since it was last saved. In the case of an unsaved edit, the location only contains the path to the file that the element originates from.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	NextSibling	Next sibling element. May be null.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Parent	Null if this is a ProjectRootElement. Null if this has not been attached to a parent yet.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	PreviousSibling	Previous sibling element. May be null.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Clone()
	Clone(ProjectRootElement)
	CopyFrom
	CreateNewInstance
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace