SolutionBuild Interface
Represents the root of the build automation model at the solution level.
Namespace: EnvDTE
Assembly: EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("A3C1C40C-9218-4D4C-9DAA-075F64F6922C")> _
Public Interface SolutionBuild
[GuidAttribute("A3C1C40C-9218-4D4C-9DAA-075F64F6922C")]
public interface SolutionBuild
[GuidAttribute(L"A3C1C40C-9218-4D4C-9DAA-075F64F6922C")]
public interface class SolutionBuild
[<GuidAttribute("A3C1C40C-9218-4D4C-9DAA-075F64F6922C")>]
type SolutionBuild = interface end
public interface SolutionBuild
The SolutionBuild type exposes the following members.
Properties
| Name | Description | |
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ActiveConfiguration | Gets the currently active SolutionConfiguration object. |
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BuildDependencies | Gets a BuildDependencies collection that allows you to specify which projects depend on which other projects. |
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BuildState | Gets whether a build has ever been started in the current environment session, whether a build is currently in progress, or whether a build has been completed. |
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DTE | Gets the top-level extensibility object. |
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LastBuildInfo | Gets the number of projects that failed to build. |
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Parent | Gets the immediate parent object of a SolutionBuild object. |
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SolutionConfigurations | Gets a collection of SolutionConfiguration object. |
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StartupProjects | Gets or sets the names of projects that are entry points for the application. |
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
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Build | Causes the active solution configuration to begin building. |
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BuildProject | Builds the specified project and its dependencies in the context of the specified solution configuration. |
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Clean | Deletes all compiler-generated support files for marked projects. |
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Debug | Starts debugging the solution. |
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Deploy | Causes each project in the active solution configuration that is marked for deployment to deploy. |
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Run | Causes the active solution configuration to execute. |
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Remarks
The SolutionBuild object provides access to all of the solution configurations and their properties, the project build dependencies, and startup projects.
The counterpart to the SolutionBuild object at the project and item level is the ConfigurationManager object.
Examples
Sub SolutionBuildExample()
' Build the solution configuration.
Dim sb As SolutionBuild = DTE.Solution.SolutionBuild
sb.SolutionConfigurations.Item("MyConfig").Activate
sb.Build
End Sub