ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToStandardLibraries Method (String, String, String, String)

Returns the path to mscorlib and system.dll

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetPathToStandardLibraries ( _
    targetFrameworkIdentifier As String, _
    targetFrameworkVersion As String, _
    targetFrameworkProfile As String, _
    platformTarget As String _
) As String
public static string GetPathToStandardLibraries(
    string targetFrameworkIdentifier,
    string targetFrameworkVersion,
    string targetFrameworkProfile,
    string platformTarget
)
public:
static String^ GetPathToStandardLibraries(
    String^ targetFrameworkIdentifier, 
    String^ targetFrameworkVersion, 
    String^ targetFrameworkProfile, 
    String^ platformTarget
)
static member GetPathToStandardLibraries : 
        targetFrameworkIdentifier:string * 
        targetFrameworkVersion:string * 
        targetFrameworkProfile:string * 
        platformTarget:string -> string
public static function GetPathToStandardLibraries(
    targetFrameworkIdentifier : String, 
    targetFrameworkVersion : String, 
    targetFrameworkProfile : String, 
    platformTarget : String
) : String

Parameters

  • targetFrameworkIdentifier
    Type: System.String

    Identifier being targeted

  • targetFrameworkVersion
    Type: System.String

    Version being targeted

  • targetFrameworkProfile
    Type: System.String

    Profile being targeted

  • platformTarget
    Type: System.String

    This is used to determine where we should look for the standard libraries. Note, this parameter is only used for .NET Framework 3.5 or less.

Return Value

Type: System.String
Collection of reference assembly locations.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

When the frameworkName is null

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ToolLocationHelper Class

GetPathToStandardLibraries Overload

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace