VCFileConfiguration.Evaluate Method
Evaluates the value of a project model or environment macro. See Macros for Build Commands and Properties for more information about these macros.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)
Syntax
'Declaração
Function Evaluate ( _
bstrIn As String _
) As String
string Evaluate(
string bstrIn
)
String^ Evaluate(
[InAttribute] String^ bstrIn
)
abstract Evaluate :
bstrIn:string -> string
function Evaluate(
bstrIn : String
) : String
Parameters
- bstrIn
Type: System.String
Required. The macro you want to expand.
Return Value
Type: System.String
A string with the expanded macro.
Remarks
If the string you want to evaluate contains no macros, then you get exactly the same string back.
See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.
Examples
The following example uses Evaluate in the integrated development environment (IDE):
' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Public Module Module1
Sub Test()
Dim file As VCFile
Dim col As IVCCollection
Dim fileconfig As VCFileConfiguration
Dim strng As String
Dim prj As VCProject
prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
col = prj.Files
file = col.Item(1)
col = file.FileConfigurations
fileconfig = col.Item("Debug|Win32")
col = prj.Files
file = col.Item(1)
col = file.FileConfigurations
fileconfig = col.Item("Debug|Win32")
strng = fileconfig.Evaluate("$(TargetDir)")
End Sub
End Module
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.