ProjectFileConverter.Convert Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Build.Conversion

Assembly:

Microsoft.Build.Conversion.Core.dll

Package:

Microsoft.Build.Conversion.Core v17.11.4

Converts the project specified by the OldProjectFile property and saves it in the file specified by the NewProjectFile property.

Overloads

Convert()	Converts the project specified by the OldProjectFile property and saves it in the file specified by the NewProjectFile property.
Convert(ProjectLoadSettings)	Obsolete. Converts the project specified by the OldProjectFile property and saves it in the file specified by the NewProjectFile property.
Convert(String)	Obsolete. This is the entry point method, which performs the project file format conversion. This method will overwrite "newProjectFile" if it already exists, so the caller of this method should confirm with the user if that's what they really want to do.

Convert()

Source:

ProjectFileConverter.cs

Converts the project specified by the OldProjectFile property and saves it in the file specified by the NewProjectFile property.

public:
 void Convert();

public void Convert ();

member this.Convert : unit -> unit

Public Sub Convert ()

Remarks

Warning

This method (and the whole namespace) is deprecated. Please use the classes in these namespaces instead: Microsoft.Build.Construction Microsoft.Build.Evaluation Microsoft.Build.Execution

Convert(ProjectLoadSettings)

Source:

ProjectFileConverter.cs

Caution

Use parameterless overload instead

Converts the project specified by the OldProjectFile property and saves it in the file specified by the NewProjectFile property.

public:
 void Convert(Microsoft::Build::BuildEngine::ProjectLoadSettings projectLoadSettings);

[System.Obsolete("Use parameterless overload instead")]
public void Convert (Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.ProjectLoadSettings projectLoadSettings);

[<System.Obsolete("Use parameterless overload instead")>]
member this.Convert : Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.ProjectLoadSettings -> unit

Public Sub Convert (projectLoadSettings As ProjectLoadSettings)

Parameters

projectLoadSettings

ProjectLoadSettings

A ProjectLoadSettings flag that determine whether the project ignores non-existent .target files when loading.

Attributes

ObsoleteAttribute

Convert(String)

Source:

ProjectFileConverter.cs

Caution

Use parameterless overload instead.

This is the entry point method, which performs the project file format conversion. This method will overwrite "newProjectFile" if it already exists, so the caller of this method should confirm with the user if that's what they really want to do.

public:
 void Convert(System::String ^ msbuildBinPath);

[System.Obsolete("Use parameterless overload instead.")]
public void Convert (string msbuildBinPath);

[<System.Obsolete("Use parameterless overload instead.")>]
member this.Convert : string -> unit

Public Sub Convert (msbuildBinPath As String)

Parameters

msbuildBinPath

String

The fully qualified path to MSBuild.exe.

Attributes

ObsoleteAttribute