Microsoft.Build.Tasks Namespace

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Public class AL Infrastructure. Implements the AL task. Use the AL element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see AL (Assembly Linker) Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class AppDomainIsolatedTaskExtension Infrastructure. Provides the same functionality as the Task class, but derives from MarshalByRefObject so that it can be instantiated in its own application domain.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class AspNetCompiler Infrastructure. Implements the AspNetCompiler task. Use the AspNetCompiler element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see AspNetCompiler Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class AssignCulture Infrastructure. Implements the AssignCulture task. Use the AssignCulture element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see AssignCulture Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class AssignLinkMetadata A task that assigns a reasonable Link metadata to the provided items.
Public class AssignProjectConfiguration Infrastructure. Assigns XML project configurations to project reference task items.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class AssignTargetPath Infrastructure. Assigns target paths to input files.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CallTarget Infrastructure. Implements the CallTarget task. Use the CallTarget element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see CallTarget Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CodeTaskFactory A task factory which can take a code DOM supported language and create a task from it.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CombinePath Infrastructure. Combines the specified paths into a single path.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CommandLineBuilderExtension Infrastructure. Comprises extended utility methods for constructing a command line.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ConvertToAbsolutePath Infrastructure. Implements the ConvertToAbsolutePath task. Use the ConvertToAbsolutePath element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see ConvertToAbsolutePath.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Copy Infrastructure. Implements the Copy task. Use the Copy element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Copy Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CreateCSharpManifestResourceName Infrastructure. Creates a C#-style manifest name from a given resource file name.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CreateItem Infrastructure. Implements the CreateItem task. Use the CreateItem element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see CreateItem Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CreateManifestResourceName Infrastructure. Determines the manifest resource name to assign to a resource.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CreateProperty Infrastructure. Implements the CreateProperty task. Use the CreateProperty element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see CreateProperty Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class CreateVisualBasicManifestResourceName Infrastructure. Creates a Visual Basic-style manifest name from a given resource file name.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Csc Infrastructure. Implements the Csc task. Use the Csc element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Csc Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Delete Infrastructure. Implements the Delete task. Use the Delete element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Delete Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Error Infrastructure. Implements the Error task. Use the Error element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Error Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ErrorFromResources A task that emits an error given a resource string. Engine will add project file path and line/column information.
Public class Exec Infrastructure. Implements the Exec task. Use the Exec element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Exec Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class FindAppConfigFile Finds the app.config file, if any, in the provided lists.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class FindInList Infrastructure. In a specified list, finds an item that has the matching itemspec.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class FindInvalidProjectReferences Returns the reference assembly paths to the various frameworks.
Public class FindUnderPath Infrastructure. Implements the FindUnderPath task. Use the FindUnderPath element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see FindUnderPath Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class FormatUrl Infrastructure. Converts a URL into a proper URL format.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class FormatVersion Infrastructure. Appends the revision number to the version number.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GenerateApplicationManifest Infrastructure. Implements the GenerateApplicationManifest task. Use the GenerateApplicationManifest element in the project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see GenerateApplicationManifest Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GenerateBindingRedirects Take suggested redirects (from the ResolveAssemblyReference and GenerateOutOfBandAssemblyTables tasks) and add them to an intermediate copy of the App.config file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GenerateBootstrapper Infrastructure. Implements the GenerateBootstrapper task. Use the GenerateBootstrapper element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see GenerateBootstrapper Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GenerateDeploymentManifest Infrastructure. Implements the GenerateDeploymentManifest task. Use the GenerateDeploymentManifest element in the project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see GenerateDeploymentManifest Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GenerateManifestBase Infrastructure. Represents the base class for all manifest generation tasks.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GenerateResource Infrastructure. Implements the GenerateResource task. Use the GenerateResource element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see GenerateResource Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GenerateTrustInfo Infrastructure. Generates the application trust from the base manifest, and from the TargetZone and ExcludedPermissions properties.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GetAssemblyIdentity Infrastructure. Implements the GetAssemblyIdentity task. Use the GetAssemblyIdentity element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see GetAssemblyIdentity Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GetFrameworkPath Infrastructure. Implements the GetFrameworkPath task. Use the GetFrameworkPath element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see GetFrameworkPath Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GetFrameworkSdkPath Infrastructure. Implements the GetFrameworkSdkPath task. Use the GetFrameworkSdkPath element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see GetFrameworkSdkPath Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GetInstalledSDKLocations Gathers the list of installed SDKS in the registry and on disk and outputs them into the project so they can be used during SDK reference resolution and RAR for single files.GetInstalledSDKLocations doesn't recognize a version folder if “v” appears in its name. For example, an SDK that's located at C:\Windows\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\8.0\SDKFolders\3rdPartySDK\2.5\will be located correctly. However, the same SDK located atC:\Windows\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\8.0\SDKFolders\3rdPartySDK\v2.5\won't be located and will be ignored. If an SDK is ignored, the failure won't be recorded in the log, and no error will be thrown.Version folder names need to be formed as major.minor[.build[.revision]]. For more information, see TryParse.To find an SDK with a particular version, the version sought must match the version requested. For example, if the SDK has a folder version name 8.0.0 and the customer requested the SDK with version 8.0, there is no match, and the SDK won't be found.For more information on version matching, see CompareTo.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GetReferenceAssemblyPaths Returns the reference assembly paths to the various frameworks. MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class GetSDKReferenceFiles Resolves an SDKReference to a full path on diskMSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class LC Infrastructure. Implements the LC task. Use the LC element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see LC Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class MakeDir Infrastructure. Implements the MakeDir task. Use the MakeDir element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see MakeDir Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ManagedCompiler Infrastructure. Defines the properties and methods common to managed compiler tasks.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Message Infrastructure. Implements the Message task. Use the Message element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Message Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Move Task to move one or more files.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class MSBuild Infrastructure. Implements the MSBuild task. Use the MSBuild element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see MSBuild Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ReadLinesFromFile Infrastructure. Implements the ReadLinesFromFile task. Use the ReadLinesFromFile element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see ReadLinesFromFile Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class RegisterAssembly Infrastructure. Implements the RegisterAssembly task. Use the RegisterAssembly element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see RegisterAssembly Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class RemoveDir Infrastructure. Implements the RemoveDir task. Use the RemoveDir element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see RemoveDir Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class RemoveDuplicates Infrastructure. Implements the RemoveDuplicates task. Use the RemoveDuplicates element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see RemoveDuplicates Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class RequiresFramework35SP1Assembly Determines whether the application requires the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ResolveAssemblyReference Infrastructure. Implements the ResolveAssemblyReference task. Use the ResolveAssemblyReference element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see ResolveAssemblyReference Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ResolveCodeAnalysisRuleSet Determines which file, if any, should be used as the code analysis rule set based on the supplied code analysis properties.
Public class ResolveComReference Infrastructure. Implements the ResolveComReference task. Use the ResolveComReference element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see ResolveCOMReference Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ResolveKeySource Infrastructure. Implements the ResolveKeySource task. Use the ResolveKeySource element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see ResolveKeySource Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ResolveManifestFiles Infrastructure. This task resolves the following items in the build process to files for manifest generation: built items, dependencies, satellites, content, debug symbols, and documentation) to files for manifest generation.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ResolveNativeReference Infrastructure. Implements the ResolveNativeReference task. Use the ResolveNativeReference element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see ResolveNativeReference Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ResolveNonMSBuildProjectOutput Infrastructure. Determines the output files for non-MSBuild project references.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ResolveProjectBase Infrastructure. Represents the base class for ResolveNonMSBuildProjectOutput and AssignProjectConfiguration.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ResolveSDKReference Resolves an SDKReference to a full path on diskMSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class SGen Infrastructure. Implements the SGen task. Use the SGen element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see SGen Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class SignFile Infrastructure. Implements the SignFile task. Use the SignFile element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see SignFile Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class TaskExtension Infrastructure. Contains properties to help extend a task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class TaskLoggingHelperExtension Infrastructure. Enables logging of various messages. Also, enables loading and formatting of resources.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class ToolTaskExtension Infrastructure. Comprises extended utility methods for constructing a task that wraps a command line tool.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Touch Infrastructure. Implements the Touch task. Use the Touch element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Touch Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class UnregisterAssembly Infrastructure. Implements the UnregisterAssembly task. Use the UnregisterAssembly element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see UnregisterAssembly Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class UpdateManifest Infrastructure. Updates selected properties in a manifest and resigns.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Vbc Infrastructure. Implements the Vbc task. Use the Vbc element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Vbc Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class Warning Infrastructure. Implements the Warning task. Use the Warning element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see Warning Task.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class WinMDExp Exports a managed assembly to a windows runtime metadata.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class WriteCodeFragment Generates a temporary code file with the specified generated code fragment. Does not delete the file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class WriteLinesToFile Infrastructure. Implements the WriteLinesToFile task. Use the WriteLinesToFile element in your project file to create and execute this task. For usage and parameter information, see WriteLinesToFileTask.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class XamlTaskFactory The task factory provider for XAML tasks.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class XmlPeek A task that returns values as specified by XPath Query from an XML file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class XmlPoke A task that sets values as specified by XPath Query into a XML file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Public class XslTransformation Transforms an XML input by using an XSLT or Compiled XSLT and outputs to an output device or a file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

Structures

  Structure Description
Public structure ExtractedClassName Infrastructure. Extracts a class name from a language source file.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

Interfaces

  Interface Description
Public interface IFixedTypeInfo Infrastructure. Provides a substitute for ITypeInfo by modifying the definitions of GetRefTypeOfImplType and GetRefTypeInfo.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.