ProjectCollection.GetEffectiveToolsVersion(String, String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Build.Evaluation

Assembly:

Microsoft.Build.dll

Package:

Microsoft.Build v17.11.4

Source:

ProjectCollection.cs

Figure out what ToolsVersion to use to actually build the project with.

public:
 System::String ^ GetEffectiveToolsVersion(System::String ^ explicitToolsVersion, System::String ^ toolsVersionFromProject);

public string GetEffectiveToolsVersion (string explicitToolsVersion, string toolsVersionFromProject);

member this.GetEffectiveToolsVersion : string * string -> string

Public Function GetEffectiveToolsVersion (explicitToolsVersion As String, toolsVersionFromProject As String) As String

Parameters

explicitToolsVersion

String

The user-specified ToolsVersion (through e.g. /tv: on the command line). May be null

toolsVersionFromProject

String

The ToolsVersion from the project file. May be null

Returns

String

The ToolsVersion we should use to build this project. Should never be null.