Project.Build Method (String)

Builds this project, building the given target.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Evaluation
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Build ( _
    target As String _
) As Boolean

public bool Build(
    string target
)

public:
bool Build(
    String^ target
)

member Build : 
        target:string -> bool

public function Build(
    target : String
) : boolean

Parameters

• target
  Type: System.String

  The target to be built.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
Returns true on success; false otherwise.

Remarks

To set or get virtual items for build purposes, clone a project instance explicitly and build that. This method does not modify the project object.

.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.

See Also

Reference

Project Class

Build Overload

Microsoft.Build.Evaluation Namespace