ProjectExtensions Element (MSBuild)
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Allows MSBuild project files to contain non-MSBuild information. Anything inside of a ProjectExtensions
element will be ignored by MSBuild.
<Project>
<ProjectExtensions>
Syntax
<ProjectExtensions>
Non-MSBuild information to include in file.
</ProjectExtensions>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None
Child Elements
None
Parent Elements
Element | Description |
---|---|
Project | Required root element of an MSBuild project file. |
Remarks
Only one ProjectExtensions
element may be used in an MSBuild project.
Example
The following code example shows information from the integrated development environment being stored in a ProjectExtensions
element.
<ProjectExtensions>
<VSIDE>
<External>
<!--
Raw XML passed to the IDE by an external source
-->
</External>
</VSIDE>
</ProjectExtensions>