Project.SetGlobalProperty Method

Sets a global property after the project has been evaluated. If the value changes, the project is marked to require reevaluation.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function SetGlobalProperty ( _
    name As String, _
    escapedValue As String _
) As Boolean

public bool SetGlobalProperty(
    string name,
    string escapedValue
)

public:
bool SetGlobalProperty(
    String^ name, 
    String^ escapedValue
)

member SetGlobalProperty : 
        name:string * 
        escapedValue:string -> bool

public function SetGlobalProperty(
    name : String, 
    escapedValue : String
) : boolean

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the global property to set.

• escapedValue
  Type: System.String

  The new value of the global property.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
Returns true if the value changes, otherwise returns false.

.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

Microsoft.Build.Evaluation Namespace