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Project.SetImportedProperty Method (String, String, String, Project, PropertyPosition, Boolean)

Sets the value of a property in the specified imported project.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub SetImportedProperty ( _
    propertyName As String, _
    propertyValue As String, _
    condition As String, _
    importedProject As Project, _
    position As PropertyPosition, _
    treatPropertyValueAsLiteral As Boolean _
)
public void SetImportedProperty(
    string propertyName,
    string propertyValue,
    string condition,
    Project importedProject,
    PropertyPosition position,
    bool treatPropertyValueAsLiteral
)
public:
void SetImportedProperty(
    String^ propertyName, 
    String^ propertyValue, 
    String^ condition, 
    Project^ importedProject, 
    PropertyPosition position, 
    bool treatPropertyValueAsLiteral
)
member SetImportedProperty : 
        propertyName:string * 
        propertyValue:string * 
        condition:string * 
        importedProject:Project * 
        position:PropertyPosition * 
        treatPropertyValueAsLiteral:bool -> unit
public function SetImportedProperty(
    propertyName : String, 
    propertyValue : String, 
    condition : String, 
    importedProject : Project, 
    position : PropertyPosition, 
    treatPropertyValueAsLiteral : boolean
)

Parameters

  • propertyName
    Type: System.String

    The name of the property to change.

  • propertyValue
    Type: System.String

    The value to assign the property.

  • condition
    Type: System.String

    The condition to use on the property. Corresponds to the Condition attribute of the Property element.

  • treatPropertyValueAsLiteral
    Type: System.Boolean

    true to treat the propertyValue parameter as a literal value; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Sets the value of a property and optionally escapes it so that it will be treated as a literal value despite any special characters it may contain.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Project Class

SetImportedProperty Overload

Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine Namespace