Project.ItemGroups Property
Gets a collection of the item groups specified with the ItemGroup element in the project.
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Namespace: Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property ItemGroups As BuildItemGroupCollection
public BuildItemGroupCollection ItemGroups { get; }
public:
property BuildItemGroupCollection^ ItemGroups {
BuildItemGroupCollection^ get ();
}
member ItemGroups : BuildItemGroupCollection with get
function get ItemGroups () : BuildItemGroupCollection
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.BuildItemGroupCollection
A BuildItemGroupCollection containing the item groups specifiied in the project.
Remarks
The BuildItemGroupCollection returned by this property contains the item groups in this project and all imported projects.
Examples
The following example creates a Project object and uses the BuildItem, BuildPropertyBuildItemGroup, and BuildPropertyGroup classes to list all the items and properties in the project.
Module Module1
'You need to add references to Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine and
'Microsoft.Build.Framework
Sub Main()
'Set this to point to the location where the 2.0 clr/tools are installed
Engine.GlobalEngine.BinPath = "C:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v2.0.xxxxx"
'Create a new empty project
Dim project As New Project()
'Load a project
project.Load("c:\temp\validate.proj")
'Output a header
Console.WriteLine("Project Properties")
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------")
'Iterate through the various property groups and subsequently
'through the various properties
For Each propertyGroup As BuildPropertyGroup In project.PropertyGroups
For Each prop As BuildProperty In propertyGroup
Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}", prop.Name, prop.Value)
Next
Next
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine("Project Items")
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------")
'Iterate through the various itemgroups
'and subsequently through the items
For Each itemGroup As BuildItemGroup In project.ItemGroups
For Each item As BuildItem In itemGroup
Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}", item.Name, item.Include)
Next
Next
End Sub
End Module
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine;
namespace ListItemAndPropertiesCS
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// SET THIS TO POINT TO THE RIGHT LOCATION
Engine.GlobalEngine.BinPath = @"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.xxxxx";
// Create a new empty project
Project project = new Project();
// Load a project
project.Load(@"c:\temp\validate.proj");
Console.WriteLine("Project Properties");
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------");
// Iterate through the various property groups and subsequently
// through teh various properties
foreach (BuildPropertyGroup propertyGroup in project.PropertyGroups)
{
foreach (BuildProperty prop in propertyGroup)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}", prop.Name, prop.Value);
}
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Project Items");
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------");
// Iterate through the various itemgroups
// and subsequently through the items
foreach (BuildItemGroup itemGroup in project.ItemGroups)
{
foreach (BuildItem item in itemGroup)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0}:{1}", item.Name, item.Include);
}
}
}
}
}
.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.