Toolset.GetProperty Method

Gets property specified by the given property name and sub toolset version.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetProperty ( _
    propertyName As String, _
    subToolsetVersion As String _
) As ProjectPropertyInstance

public ProjectPropertyInstance GetProperty(
    string propertyName,
    string subToolsetVersion
)

public:
ProjectPropertyInstance^ GetProperty(
    String^ propertyName, 
    String^ subToolsetVersion
)

member GetProperty : 
        propertyName:string * 
        subToolsetVersion:string -> ProjectPropertyInstance

public function GetProperty(
    propertyName : String, 
    subToolsetVersion : String
) : ProjectPropertyInstance

Parameters

• propertyName
  Type: System.String

  The name of the property.

• subToolsetVersion
  Type: System.String

  The sub toolset version of the sub toolset. May be null

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Execution.ProjectPropertyInstance
Returns the property specified, if it is found, otherwise returns null.

Remarks

If the property is not found in the sub toolset, searches for the property in the base toolset.

If the property is not found in the sub toolset or the base toolset, returns null.

.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

Toolset Class

Microsoft.Build.Evaluation Namespace