Parameter Element

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11/15/2016

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Contains information about a specific parameter for a task that is generated by a UsingTask``TaskFactory. The name of the element is the name of the parameter. For more informations, see UsingTask Element (MSBuild).

Syntax

<ParameterGroup ParameterType="SystemType"  
    Output="true/false"  
    Required="true/false" />

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
`ParameterType`	Optional attribute. The .NET type of the parameter, for example, "System.String".
`Output`	Optional Boolean attribute. If `true`, this parameter is an output parameter for the task. By default, the value is `false`.
`Required`	Optional Boolean attribute. If `true`, this parameter is an required parameter for the task. By default, the value is `false`.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
ParameterGroup	Contains an optional list of parameters that will be present on the task that is generated by a UsingTask``TaskFactory.

Example

The following example shows how to use the Parameter element.

<UsingTask TaskName="MyTask" AssemblyName="My.Assembly" TaskFactory="MyTaskFactory">  
       <ParameterGroup>  
              <Parameter1 ParameterType="System.String" Required="False" Output="False"/>  
              <Parameter2 ParameterType="System.Int" Required="True" Output="False"/>  
             ...  
</ParameterGroup>  
       <TaskBody Evaluate="true">  
      ... Task factory-specific data ...  
       </TaskBody>  
</UsingTask>