VCLinkerTool.MergeSections Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine v17.12.40390

Causes the linker to merge section from into section to; if section to does not exist, section from is renamed to.

public:
 property System::String ^ MergeSections { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public:
 property Platform::String ^ MergeSections { Platform::String ^ get(); void set(Platform::String ^ value); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(107)]
public string MergeSections { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(107)] get; [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(107)] set; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(107)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(107)>]
[<set: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(107)>]
member this.MergeSections : string with get, set

Public Property MergeSections As String

Property Value

String

Gets the to section.

Attributes

DispIdAttribute

Examples

The following example modifies the MergeSections property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  
Imports EnvDTE  
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine  

Public Module Module1  
  Sub Test()  
    Dim prj As VCProject  
    Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection  
    Dim cfg As VCConfiguration  
    Dim tool As VCLinkerTool  
    prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object  
    cfgs = prj.Configurations  
    cfg = cfgs.Item(1)  
    tool = cfg.Tools("VCLinkerTool")  
    tool.MergeSections = ".rdata=.text"  
  End Sub  
End Module  

Remarks

MergeSections exposes the functionality of the /MERGE (Combine Sections) linker option.