ToolLocationHelper.GetPlatformSDKLocation Method (String, Version, array<String , String)

Given a target platform identifier and a target platform version, search the default SDK locations for the platform SDK for that target platform.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetPlatformSDKLocation ( _
    targetPlatformIdentifier As String, _
    targetPlatformVersion As Version, _
    diskRoots As String(), _
    registryRoot As String _
) As String
public static string GetPlatformSDKLocation(
    string targetPlatformIdentifier,
    Version targetPlatformVersion,
    string[] diskRoots,
    string registryRoot
)
public:
static String^ GetPlatformSDKLocation(
    String^ targetPlatformIdentifier, 
    Version^ targetPlatformVersion, 
    array<String^>^ diskRoots, 
    String^ registryRoot
)
static member GetPlatformSDKLocation : 
        targetPlatformIdentifier:string * 
        targetPlatformVersion:Version * 
        diskRoots:string[] * 
        registryRoot:string -> string
public static function GetPlatformSDKLocation(
    targetPlatformIdentifier : String, 
    targetPlatformVersion : Version, 
    diskRoots : String[], 
    registryRoot : String
) : String

Parameters

  • targetPlatformIdentifier
    Type: System.String

    Targeted platform for which to find SDKs.

  • targetPlatformVersion
    Type: System.Version

    Targeted platform version for which to find SDKs.

  • diskRoots
    Type: array<System.String[]

    Array of disk roots within which to search for SDKs.

  • registryRoot
    Type: System.String

    Registry root within which to search for SDKs.

Return Value

Type: System.String
Returns the location of the SDK if it is found, otherwise, returns an empty string if the SDK could not be found.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ToolLocationHelper Class

GetPlatformSDKLocation Overload

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace