MSBuild Project File Schema Reference

Provides a table of all the MSBuild XML Schema elements with their available attributes and child elements.

MSBuild uses project files to instruct the build engine what to build and how to build it. MSBuild project files are XML files that adhere to the MSBuild XML schema. This section documents the XML schema definition (.xsd) file for MSBuild.

MSBuild XML Schema Elements

The following table lists all of the MSBuild XML schema elements along with their child elements and attributes.

Element	Child Elements	Attributes
Choose Element (MSBuild)	Otherwise When	--
Import Element (MSBuild)	--	Condition Project
ImportGroup Element [MSBuild]	Import	Condition
Item Element (MSBuild)	ItemMetaData	Condition Exclude Include Remove
ItemDefinitionGroup Element (MSBuild)	Item	Condition
ItemGroup Element (MSBuild)	Item	Condition
ItemMetadata Element (MSBuild)	Item	Condition
OnError Element (MSBuild)	--	Condition ExecuteTargets
Otherwise Element (MSBuild)	Choose ItemGroup PropertyGroup	--
Output Element (MSBuild)	--	Condition ItemName PropertyName TaskParameter
Parameter Element [MSBuild]	--	Output ParameterType Required
ParameterGroup Element [MSBuild]	Parameter	--
Project Element (MSBuild)	Choose Import ItemGroup ProjectExtensions PropertyGroup Target UsingTask	DefaultTargets InitialTargets ToolsVersion TreatAsLocalProperty xmlns
ProjectExtensions Element (MSBuild)	--	--
Property Element (MSBuild)	--	Condition
PropertyGroup Element (MSBuild)	Property	Condition
Target Element (MSBuild)	OnError Task	AfterTargets BeforeTargets Condition DependsOnTargets Inputs KeepDuplicateOutputs Name Outputs Returns
Task Element (MSBuild)	Output	Condition ContinueOnError Parameter
TaskBody Element (MSBuild)	Data	Evaluate
UsingTask Element (MSBuild)	ParameterGroup TaskBody	AssemblyFile AssemblyName Condition TaskFactory TaskName
When Element (MSBuild)	Choose ItemGroup PropertyGroup	Condition

See Also

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