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ProjectRootElement.TryOpen Method (String)

Gets the project root in the global project collection that was loaded into memory from the specified file path. or null if it is not currently in memory.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Construction
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function TryOpen ( _
    path As String _
) As ProjectRootElement
public static ProjectRootElement TryOpen(
    string path
)
public:
static ProjectRootElement^ TryOpen(
    String^ path
)
static member TryOpen : 
        path:string -> ProjectRootElement
public static function TryOpen(
    path : String
) : ProjectRootElement

Parameters

  • path
    Type: System.String

    The path of the ProjectRootElement, cannot be null.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectRootElement
Returns the project root. Returns null if no project was loaded into memory from the specified file path.

Remarks

It is possible for ProjectRootElements to be brought into memory and discarded due to memory pressure. If TryOpen returns null it does not indicate that the project root has never been loaded, only that it is not currently in memory.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ProjectRootElement Class

TryOpen Overload

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace