AssignTargetPath Task

This task accepts a list files and adds <TargetPath> attributes if they are not already specified.

Task Parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the AssignTargetPath task.

Parameter	Description
RootFolder	Optional string input parameter. Contains the path to the folder that contains the target links.
Files	Optional ITaskItem[] input parameter. Contains the incoming list of files.
AssignedFiles	Optional ITaskItem[] output parameter. Contains the resulting list of files.

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 executes the AssignTargetPath task to configure a project.

<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
    <Target Name="MyProject">
        <AssignTargetPath
RootFolder="Resources"
            Files="@(ResourceFiles)"
            <Output TaskParameter="AssignedFiles"
                ItemName="OutAssignedFiles"/>
        </AssignTargetPath>
    </Target>
</Project>

See Also

Concepts

MSBuild Tasks

Other Resources

MSBuild Task Reference