ProjectElementContainer.InsertBeforeChild Method

Inserts the child element before the reference element.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub InsertBeforeChild ( _
    child As ProjectElement, _
    reference As ProjectElement _
)

public void InsertBeforeChild(
    ProjectElement child,
    ProjectElement reference
)

public:
void InsertBeforeChild(
    ProjectElement^ child, 
    ProjectElement^ reference
)

member InsertBeforeChild : 
        child:ProjectElement * 
        reference:ProjectElement -> unit

public function InsertBeforeChild(
    child : ProjectElement, 
    reference : ProjectElement
)

Parameters

• child
  Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectElement

  The project element to be inserted.

• reference
  Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectElement

  The project element to be inserted before.

Remarks

If the reference element is null, this method is equivalent to AppendChild.

Throws an exception if this project container is not parented, or if the child element is already parented, or if the child element was created by a different ProjectRootElement, or if the reference element is not a child of this project container.

.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

ProjectElementContainer Class

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace