ReadLinesFromFile Task

Reads a list of items from a text file.

Parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the ReadLinesFromFile task.

Parameter	Description
File	Required ITaskItem parameter. Specifies the file to read. The file must have one item on each line.
Lines	Optional ITaskItem[] output parameter. Contains the lines read from the file.

Example

The following example uses the ReadLinesFromFile task to create items from a list in a text file. The items read from the file are stored in the ItemsFromFile item collection.

<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">

    <ItemGroup>
        <MyTextFile Include="Items.txt"/>
    </ItemGroup>

    <Target Name="ReadFromFile">
        <ReadLinesFromFile
            File="@(MyTextFile)" >
            <Output
                TaskParameter="Lines"
                ItemName="ItemsFromFile"/>
        </ReadLinesFromFile>
    </Target>

</Project>

See Also

Concepts

MSBuild Tasks

Other Resources

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