Parameter element

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03/10/2023

Contains information about a specific parameter for a task that is generated by a UsingTask TaskFactory. The name of the element is the name of the parameter. For more information, see UsingTask element (MSBuild).

Syntax

<ParameterGroup ParameterType="SystemType"
    Output="true/false"
    Required="true/false" />

Attributes and elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
`ParameterType`	Optional attribute. The .NET type of the parameter, for example, `System.String`.
`Output`	Optional Boolean attribute. If `true`, this parameter is an output parameter for the task. By default, the value is `false`.
`Required`	Optional Boolean attribute. If `true`, this parameter is a required parameter for the task. By default, the value is `false`.

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Element	Description
ParameterGroup	Contains an optional list of parameters that will be present on the task that is generated by a `UsingTask` `TaskFactory`.

Example

The following example shows how to use the Parameter element.

<UsingTask TaskName="MyTask" AssemblyName="My.Assembly" TaskFactory="MyTaskFactory">
       <ParameterGroup>
              <Parameter1 ParameterType="System.String" Required="False" Output="False"/>
              <Parameter2 ParameterType="System.Int" Required="True" Output="False"/>
             ...
</ParameterGroup>
       <Task Evaluate="true">
       ... Task factory-specific data ...
       </Task>
</UsingTask>

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