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ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToBuildTools Method (String)

Given a ToolsVersion, return the path to the MSBuild tools for that ToolsVersion. The only version supported is “12.0”.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetPathToBuildTools ( _
    toolsVersion As String _
) As String
public static string GetPathToBuildTools(
    string toolsVersion
)
public:
static String^ GetPathToBuildTools(
    String^ toolsVersion
)
static member GetPathToBuildTools : 
        toolsVersion:string -> string
public static function GetPathToBuildTools(
    toolsVersion : String
) : String

Parameters

  • toolsVersion
    Type: System.String

    The ToolsVersion for which to get the tools path.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The tools path folder of the appropriate ToolsVersion if it exists, otherwise null.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ToolLocationHelper Class

GetPathToBuildTools Overload

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace