GetFrameworkSdkPath Task

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Retrieves the path to the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK).

Task Parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the GetFrameworkSdkPath task.

Parameter	Description
FrameworkSdkVersion20Path	Optional String read-only output parameter. Returns the path to the .NET SDK version 2.0, if present. Otherwise returns String.Empty.
FrameworkSdkVersion35Path	Optional String read-only output parameter. Returns the path to the .NET SDK version 3.5, if present. Otherwise returns String.Empty.
FrameworkSdkVersion40Path	Optional String read-only output parameter. Returns the path to the .NET SDK version 4.0, if present. Otherwise returns String.Empty.
Path	Optional String output parameter. Contains the path to the latest .NET SDK, if any version is present. Otherwise returns String.Empty.

Remarks

In addition to the parameters listed above, this task inherits parameters from the TaskExtension class, which itself inherits from the Task class. For a list of these additional parameters and their descriptions, see TaskExtension Base Class.

Example

The following example uses the GetFrameworkSdkPath task to store the path to the Windows SDK in the SdkPath property.

<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">  
    <Target Name="GetPath">  
        <GetFrameworkSdkPath>  
            <Output  
                TaskParameter="Path"  
                PropertyName="SdkPath" />  
        </GetFrameworkSdkPath>  
        <Message Text="$(SdkPath)"/>  
    </Target>  
</Project>  

See Also

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