Engine.BuildProject Method (Project, String)

Builds the specified target of the specified Project.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function BuildProject ( _
    project As Project, _
    targetName As String _
) As Boolean

public bool BuildProject(
    Project project,
    string targetName
)

public:
bool BuildProject(
    Project^ project, 
    String^ targetName
)

member BuildProject : 
        project:Project * 
        targetName:string -> bool

public function BuildProject(
    project : Project, 
    targetName : String
) : boolean

Parameters

• project
  Type: Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.Project

  The Project to build.

• targetName
  Type: System.String

  The Name attribute of the Target element to build.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the build was successful; otherwise, false.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

Engine Class

BuildProject Overload

Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine Namespace