SolutionBuild Interface

Represents the root of the build automation model at the solution level.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("A3C1C40C-9218-4D4C-9DAA-075F64F6922C")> _
Public Interface SolutionBuild

[GuidAttribute("A3C1C40C-9218-4D4C-9DAA-075F64F6922C")]
public interface SolutionBuild

[GuidAttribute(L"A3C1C40C-9218-4D4C-9DAA-075F64F6922C")]
public interface class SolutionBuild

[<GuidAttribute("A3C1C40C-9218-4D4C-9DAA-075F64F6922C")>]
type SolutionBuild =  interface end

public interface SolutionBuild

The SolutionBuild type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ActiveConfiguration	Gets the currently active SolutionConfiguration object.
	BuildDependencies	Gets a BuildDependencies collection that allows you to specify which projects depend on which other projects.
	BuildState	Gets whether a build has ever been started in the current environment session, whether a build is currently in progress, or whether a build has been completed.
	DTE	Gets the top-level extensibility object.
	LastBuildInfo	Gets the number of projects that failed to build.
	Parent	Gets the immediate parent object of a SolutionBuild object.
	SolutionConfigurations	Gets a collection of SolutionConfiguration object.
	StartupProjects	Gets or sets the names of projects that are entry points for the application.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Build	Causes the active solution configuration to begin building.
	BuildProject	Builds the specified project and its dependencies in the context of the specified solution configuration.
	Clean	Deletes all compiler-generated support files for marked projects.
	Debug	Starts debugging the solution.
	Deploy	Causes each project in the active solution configuration that is marked for deployment to deploy.
	Run	Causes the active solution configuration to execute.

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Remarks

The SolutionBuild object provides access to all of the solution configurations and their properties, the project build dependencies, and startup projects.

The counterpart to the SolutionBuild object at the project and item level is the ConfigurationManager object.

Examples

Sub SolutionBuildExample()
  ' Build the solution configuration.
  Dim sb As SolutionBuild = DTE.Solution.SolutionBuild
  sb.SolutionConfigurations.Item("MyConfig").Activate
  sb.Build
End Sub

See Also

Reference

EnvDTE Namespace