ProjectCollection.LoadProject Method (String, String)
Evaluates a project from the source code read from the given project file. The source code is evaluated with the global properties of this project collection and the given tools version.
MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework.You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Namespace: Microsoft.Build.Evaluation
Assembly: Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function LoadProject ( _
fileName As String, _
toolsVersion As String _
) As Project
public Project LoadProject(
string fileName,
string toolsVersion
)
public:
Project^ LoadProject(
String^ fileName,
String^ toolsVersion
)
member LoadProject :
fileName:string *
toolsVersion:string -> Project
public function LoadProject(
fileName : String,
toolsVersion : String
) : Project
Parameters
fileName
Type: System.StringThe project file to evaluate.
toolsVersion
Type: System.StringThe tools version to use. May be null.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.Project
If an existing project in the collection has already been evaluated from the given project file, and with the given tools version, then the existing project is returned. Otherwise, a new project is created, evaluated, added to the project collection, and returned.
Remarks
In the MSBuild versions that were delivered with .Net 4.5 and Visual Studio 12.0, you must call UnloadProject before the ProjectCollection goes out of scope.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.