ProjectInstance.EvaluateCondition Method

Evaluates the provided string as a condition by expanding items and properties, using the current items and properties available, then doing a logical evaluation.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function EvaluateCondition ( _
    condition As String _
) As Boolean

public bool EvaluateCondition(
    string condition
)

public:
virtual bool EvaluateCondition(
    String^ condition
) sealed

abstract EvaluateCondition : 
        condition:string -> bool  
override EvaluateCondition : 
        condition:string -> bool

public final function EvaluateCondition(
    condition : String
) : boolean

Parameters

• condition
  Type: System.String

  The string to be expanded.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
Returns true if the string evaluates to true; false otherwise.

Remarks

This is useful for the immediate window.

Does not expand bare metadata expressions.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

ProjectInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace