New Types and Members in Microsoft Namespaces

This report lists the types and members in the Microsoft namespaces that are new in the .NET Framework version 4 and provides links to the reference documentation for each type and member. For links to the new namespaces, see New Namespaces in the .NET Framework 4.

Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine Namespace

2 new types.

• Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.LocalNode - new class

• Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.SolutionWrapperProject - new class

Microsoft.Build.Conversion Namespace

1 type with new members.

• Microsoft.Build.Conversion.ProjectFileConverter - contains 1 new member:

  • ProjectFileConverter.ConvertInMemory() method

Microsoft.Build.Framework Namespace

10 new types, 18 types with new members.

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildEngineResult - new structure

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildErrorEventArgs - contains 3 new members:

  • BuildErrorEventArgs.BuildErrorEventArgs(String, String, String, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, String, String, String, DateTime) constructor

  • BuildErrorEventArgs.BuildErrorEventArgs(String, String, String, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, String, String, String, DateTime, Object[]) constructor

  • BuildErrorEventArgs.ProjectFile property

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildEventArgs - contains 1 new member:

  • BuildEventArgs.BuildEventArgs(String, String, String, DateTime) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildEventContext - contains 9 new members:

  • BuildEventContext.BuildEventContext(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32) constructor

  • BuildEventContext.BuildEventContext(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32) constructor

  • BuildEventContext.BuildRequestId property

  • BuildEventContext.InvalidProjectInstanceId field

  • BuildEventContext.InvalidSubmissionId field

  • BuildEventContext.Equality(BuildEventContext, BuildEventContext) method

  • BuildEventContext.Inequality(BuildEventContext, BuildEventContext) method

  • BuildEventContext.ProjectInstanceId property

  • BuildEventContext.SubmissionId property

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildFinishedEventArgs - contains 2 new members:

  • BuildFinishedEventArgs.BuildFinishedEventArgs(String, String, Boolean, DateTime) constructor

  • BuildFinishedEventArgs.BuildFinishedEventArgs(String, String, Boolean, DateTime, Object[]) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildMessageEventArgs - contains 2 new members:

  • BuildMessageEventArgs.BuildMessageEventArgs(String, String, String, MessageImportance, DateTime) constructor

  • BuildMessageEventArgs.BuildMessageEventArgs(String, String, String, MessageImportance, DateTime, Object[]) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildStartedEventArgs - contains 4 new members:

  • BuildStartedEventArgs.BuildStartedEventArgs(String, String, IDictionary<String, String>) constructor

  • BuildStartedEventArgs.BuildStartedEventArgs(String, String, DateTime) constructor

  • BuildStartedEventArgs.BuildStartedEventArgs(String, String, DateTime, Object[]) constructor

  • BuildStartedEventArgs.BuildEnvironment property

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildStatusEventArgs - contains 2 new members:

  • BuildStatusEventArgs.BuildStatusEventArgs(String, String, String, DateTime) constructor

  • BuildStatusEventArgs.BuildStatusEventArgs(String, String, String, DateTime, Object[]) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.BuildWarningEventArgs - contains 3 new members:

  • BuildWarningEventArgs.BuildWarningEventArgs(String, String, String, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, String, String, String, DateTime) constructor

  • BuildWarningEventArgs.BuildWarningEventArgs(String, String, String, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, String, String, String, DateTime, Object[]) constructor

  • BuildWarningEventArgs.ProjectFile property

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.CustomBuildEventArgs - contains 2 new members:

  • CustomBuildEventArgs.CustomBuildEventArgs(String, String, String, DateTime) constructor

  • CustomBuildEventArgs.CustomBuildEventArgs(String, String, String, DateTime, Object[]) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.ExternalProjectFinishedEventArgs - contains 1 new member:

  • ExternalProjectFinishedEventArgs.ExternalProjectFinishedEventArgs(String, String, String, String, Boolean, DateTime) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.ExternalProjectStartedEventArgs - contains 1 new member:

  • ExternalProjectStartedEventArgs.ExternalProjectStartedEventArgs(String, String, String, String, String, DateTime) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.IBuildEngine3 - new interface

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.ICancelableTask - new interface

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.IGeneratedTask - new interface

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITaskFactory - new interface

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITaskItem2 - new interface

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.LazyFormattedBuildEventArgs - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.ProjectFinishedEventArgs - contains 1 new member:

  • ProjectFinishedEventArgs.ProjectFinishedEventArgs(String, String, String, Boolean, DateTime) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.ProjectStartedEventArgs - contains 2 new members:

  • ProjectStartedEventArgs.ProjectStartedEventArgs(Int32, String, String, String, String, IEnumerable, IEnumerable, BuildEventContext, DateTime) constructor

  • ProjectStartedEventArgs.ProjectStartedEventArgs(String, String, String, String, IEnumerable, IEnumerable, DateTime) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.RunInMTAAttribute - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.RunInSTAAttribute - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.TargetFinishedEventArgs - contains 3 new members:

  • TargetFinishedEventArgs.TargetFinishedEventArgs(String, String, String, String, String, Boolean, IEnumerable) constructor

  • TargetFinishedEventArgs.TargetFinishedEventArgs(String, String, String, String, String, Boolean, DateTime, IEnumerable) constructor

  • TargetFinishedEventArgs.TargetOutputs property

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.TargetStartedEventArgs - contains 2 new members:

  • TargetStartedEventArgs.TargetStartedEventArgs(String, String, String, String, String, String, DateTime) constructor

  • TargetStartedEventArgs.ParentTarget property

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.TaskCommandLineEventArgs - contains 1 new member:

  • TaskCommandLineEventArgs.TaskCommandLineEventArgs(String, String, MessageImportance, DateTime) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.TaskFinishedEventArgs - contains 1 new member:

  • TaskFinishedEventArgs.TaskFinishedEventArgs(String, String, String, String, String, Boolean, DateTime) constructor

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.TaskPropertyInfo - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Framework.TaskStartedEventArgs - contains 1 new member:

  • TaskStartedEventArgs.TaskStartedEventArgs(String, String, String, String, String, DateTime) constructor

Microsoft.Build.Tasks Namespace

8 new types, 22 types with new members.

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.AL - contains 1 new member:

  • AL.SdkToolsPath property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.AspNetCompiler - contains 1 new member:

  • AspNetCompiler.TargetFrameworkMoniker property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.AssignProjectConfiguration - contains 8 new members:

  • AssignProjectConfiguration.CurrentProjectConfiguration property

  • AssignProjectConfiguration.CurrentProjectPlatform property

  • AssignProjectConfiguration.DefaultToVcxPlatformMapping property

  • AssignProjectConfiguration.OnlyReferenceAndBuildProjectsEnabledInSolutionConfiguration property

  • AssignProjectConfiguration.OutputType property

  • AssignProjectConfiguration.ResolveConfigurationPlatformUsingMappings property

  • AssignProjectConfiguration.ShouldUnsetParentConfigurationAndPlatform property

  • AssignProjectConfiguration.VcxToDefaultPlatformMapping property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.CodeTaskFactory - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Copy - contains 3 new members:

  • Copy.Retries property

  • Copy.RetryDelayMilliseconds property

  • Copy.UseHardlinksIfPossible property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Csc - contains 1 new member:

  • Csc.ApplicationConfiguration property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Error - contains 1 new member:

  • Error.File property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.GenerateApplicationManifest - contains 1 new member:

  • GenerateApplicationManifest.TargetFrameworkProfile property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.GenerateManifestBase - contains 1 new member:

  • GenerateManifestBase.TargetFrameworkMoniker property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.GenerateResource - contains 12 new members:

  • GenerateResource.EnvironmentVariables property

  • GenerateResource.ExcludedInputPaths property

  • GenerateResource.ExecuteAsTool property

  • GenerateResource.MinimalRebuildFromTracking property

  • GenerateResource.SdkToolsPath property

  • GenerateResource.TLogReadFiles property

  • GenerateResource.TLogWriteFiles property

  • GenerateResource.ToolArchitecture property

  • GenerateResource.TrackerFrameworkPath property

  • GenerateResource.TrackerLogDirectory property

  • GenerateResource.TrackerSdkPath property

  • GenerateResource.TrackFileAccess property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.GenerateTrustInfo - contains 1 new member:

  • GenerateTrustInfo.TargetFrameworkMoniker property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.GetFrameworkPath - contains 1 new member:

  • GetFrameworkPath.FrameworkVersion40Path property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.GetFrameworkSdkPath - contains 1 new member:

  • GetFrameworkSdkPath.FrameworkSdkVersion40Path property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.GetReferenceAssemblyPaths - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.LC - contains 1 new member:

  • LC.SdkToolsPath property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.ManagedCompiler - contains 1 new member:

  • ManagedCompiler.UsedCommandLineTool property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Move - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.MSBuild - contains 1 new member:

  • MSBuild.RemoveProperties property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.ResolveAssemblyReference - contains 8 new members:

  • ResolveAssemblyReference.CopyLocalDependenciesWhenParentReferenceInGac property

  • ResolveAssemblyReference.FullFrameworkAssemblyTables property

  • ResolveAssemblyReference.FullFrameworkFolders property

  • ResolveAssemblyReference.LatestTargetFrameworkDirectories property

  • ResolveAssemblyReference.ProfileName property

  • ResolveAssemblyReference.TargetedRuntimeVersion property

  • ResolveAssemblyReference.TargetFrameworkMoniker property

  • ResolveAssemblyReference.TargetFrameworkMonikerDisplayName property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.ResolveComReference - contains 6 new members:

  • ResolveComReference.EnvironmentVariables property

  • ResolveComReference.ExecuteAsTool property

  • ResolveComReference.IncludeVersionInInteropName property

  • ResolveComReference.SdkToolsPath property

  • ResolveComReference.TargetFrameworkVersion property

  • ResolveComReference.TargetProcessorArchitecture property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.ResolveProjectBase - contains 1 new member:

  • ResolveProjectBase.GetProjectElement(ITaskItem) method

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.SGen - contains 3 new members:

  • SGen.Platform property

  • SGen.SdkToolsPath property

  • SGen.Types property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Vbc - contains 2 new members:

  • Vbc.LangVersion property

  • Vbc.LogEventsFromTextOutput(String, MessageImportance) method

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Warning - contains 1 new member:

  • Warning.File property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.WriteCodeFragment - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.WriteLinesToFile - contains 1 new member:

  • WriteLinesToFile.Encoding property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.XamlTaskFactory - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.XmlPeek - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.XmlPoke - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.XslTransformation - new class

Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities Namespace

2 new types, 2 types with new members.

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.ApplicationManifest - contains 2 new members:

  • ApplicationManifest.ApplicationManifest(String) constructor

  • ApplicationManifest.TargetFrameworkVersion property

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.CompatibleFramework - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.CompatibleFrameworkCollection - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities.DeployManifest - contains 4 new members:

  • DeployManifest.DeployManifest(String) constructor

  • DeployManifest.CompatibleFrameworks property

  • DeployManifest.TargetFrameworkMoniker property

  • DeployManifest.XmlCompatibleFrameworks property

Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Hosting Namespace

2 new types.

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Hosting.ICscHostObject3 - new interface

• Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Hosting.IVbcHostObject3 - new interface

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace

9 new types, 7 types with new members.

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.CanonicalTrackedInputFiles - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.CanonicalTrackedOutputFiles - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.CommandLineBuilder - contains 1 new member:

  • CommandLineBuilder.Length property

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.DependencyFilter - new delegate

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.DotNetFrameworkArchitecture - new enumeration

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ExecutableType - new enumeration

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.FileTracker - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.FlatTrackingData - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.TargetDotNetFrameworkVersion - contains 1 new member:

  • TargetDotNetFrameworkVersion.Version40 field

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Task - contains 1 new member:

  • Task.BuildEngine3 property

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.TaskItem - contains 4 new members:

  • TaskItem.ITaskItem2.CloneCustomMetadataEscaped() method

  • TaskItem.ITaskItem2.EvaluatedIncludeEscaped property

  • TaskItem.ITaskItem2.GetMetadataValueEscaped(String) method

  • TaskItem.ITaskItem2.SetMetadataValueLiteral(String, String) method

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.TaskLoggingHelper - contains 2 new members:

  • TaskLoggingHelper.TaskLoggingHelper(IBuildEngine, String) constructor

  • TaskLoggingHelper.GetResourceMessage(String) method

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ToolLocationHelper - contains 11 new members:

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetDisplayNameForTargetFrameworkDirectory(String, FrameworkName) method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToDotNetFramework(TargetDotNetFrameworkVersion, DotNetFrameworkArchitecture) method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToDotNetFrameworkFile(String, TargetDotNetFrameworkVersion, DotNetFrameworkArchitecture) method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToDotNetFrameworkSdkFile(String, TargetDotNetFrameworkVersion, DotNetFrameworkArchitecture) method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToReferenceAssemblies(FrameworkName) method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToReferenceAssemblies(String, FrameworkName) method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToReferenceAssemblies(String, String, String) method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToStandardLibraries(String, String, String) method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetProgramFilesReferenceAssemblyRoot() method

  • ToolLocationHelper.GetSupportedTargetFrameworks() method

  • ToolLocationHelper.HighestVersionOfTargetFrameworkIdentifier(String, String) method

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ToolTask - contains 11 new members:

  • ToolTask.Cancel() method

  • ToolTask.EchoOff property

  • ToolTask.EnvironmentVariables property

  • ToolTask.GetProcessStartInfo(String, String, String) method

  • ToolTask.LogStandardErrorAsError property

  • ToolTask.StandardErrorImportanceToUse property

  • ToolTask.StandardOutputImportanceToUse property

  • ToolTask.TaskProcessTerminationTimeout property

  • ToolTask.ToolCanceled property

  • ToolTask.UseCommandProcessor property

  • ToolTask.YieldDuringToolExecution property

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.TrackedDependencies - new class

• Microsoft.Build.Utilities.UpToDateCheckType - new enumeration

Microsoft.Data.Entity.Build.Tasks Namespace

2 new types, 1 type with new members.

• Microsoft.Data.Entity.Build.Tasks.EntityClean - contains 1 new member:

  • EntityClean.ResourceOutputPath property

• Microsoft.Data.Entity.Build.Tasks.EntityDeploySetLogicalNames - new class

• Microsoft.Data.Entity.Build.Tasks.EntityDeploySplit - new class

:Microsoft.Jscript Namespace

6 types with new members.

• Microsoft.JScript.DebugConvert - contains 1 new member:

  • DebugConvert.GetErrorMessageForHR(Int32, IJSVsaEngine) method

• Microsoft.JScript.IDebugConvert - contains 1 new member:

  • IDebugConvert.GetErrorMessageForHR(Int32, IJSVsaEngine) method

• Microsoft.JScript.IEngine2 - contains 1 new member:

  • IEngine2.InitVsaEngine(String, IJSVsaSite) method

• Microsoft.JScript.IVsaScriptScope - contains 3 new members:

  • IVsaScriptScope.AddItem(String, JSVsaItemType) method

  • IVsaScriptScope.CreateDynamicItem(String, JSVsaItemType) method

  • IVsaScriptScope.RemoveItem(IJSVsaItem) method

• Microsoft.JScript.JScriptException - contains 2 new members:

  • JScriptException.IJSVsaError.Description property

  • JScriptException.IJSVsaError.Number property

• Microsoft.JScript.VsaItems - contains 1 new member:

  • VsaItems.CreateItem(String, JSVsaItemType, JSVsaItemFlag) method

Microsoft.JScript.Vsa Namespace

17 new types, 1 type with new members.

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.BaseVsaEngine - new class

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.BaseVsaEngine.Pre - new enumeration

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.BaseVsaSite - new class

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.BaseVsaStartup - new class

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaCodeItem - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaEngine - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaError - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaGlobalItem - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaItem - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaItems - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaPersistSite - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaReferenceItem - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.IJSVsaSite - new interface

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.JSVsaError - new enumeration

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.JSVsaException - new class

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.JSVsaItemFlag - new enumeration

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.JSVsaItemType - new enumeration

• Microsoft.JScript.Vsa.VsaEngine - contains 1 new member:

  • VsaEngine.InitVsaEngine(String, IJSVsaSite) method

Microsoft.VisualBasic Namespace

1 type with new members.

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion - contains 2 new members:

  • Conversion.CTypeDynamic<TargetType>(Object) method

  • Conversion.CTypeDynamic(Object, Type) method

Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices Namespace

1 new type, 3 types with new members.

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions - contains 1 new member:

  • Conversions.FallbackUserDefinedConversion(Object, Type) method

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.InternalXmlHelper - new class

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.NewLateBinding - contains 10 new members:

  • NewLateBinding.FallbackCall(Object, String, Object[], String[], Boolean) method

  • NewLateBinding.FallbackGet(Object, String, Object[], String[]) method

  • NewLateBinding.FallbackIndexSet(Object, Object[], String[]) method

  • NewLateBinding.FallbackIndexSetComplex(Object, Object[], String[], Boolean, Boolean) method

  • NewLateBinding.FallbackInvokeDefault1(Object, Object[], String[], Boolean) method

  • NewLateBinding.FallbackInvokeDefault2(Object, Object[], String[], Boolean) method

  • NewLateBinding.FallbackSet(Object, String, Object[]) method

  • NewLateBinding.FallbackSetComplex(Object, String, Object[], Boolean, Boolean) method

  • NewLateBinding.LateCallInvokeDefault(Object, Object[], String[], Boolean) method

  • NewLateBinding.LateGetInvokeDefault(Object, Object[], String[], Boolean) method

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Operators - contains 1 new member:

  • Operators.FallbackInvokeUserDefinedOperator(Object, Object[]) method

Microsoft.Win32 Namespace

4 new types, 3 types with new members.

• Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey - contains 10 new members:

  • RegistryKey.CreateSubKey(String, RegistryKeyPermissionCheck, RegistryOptions) method

  • RegistryKey.CreateSubKey(String, RegistryKeyPermissionCheck, RegistryOptions, RegistrySecurity) method

  • RegistryKey.DeleteSubKeyTree(String, Boolean) method

  • RegistryKey.Dispose() method

  • RegistryKey.FromHandle(SafeRegistryHandle) method

  • RegistryKey.FromHandle(SafeRegistryHandle, RegistryView) method

  • RegistryKey.Handle property

  • RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(RegistryHive, RegistryView) method

  • RegistryKey.OpenRemoteBaseKey(RegistryHive, String, RegistryView) method

  • RegistryKey.View property

• Microsoft.Win32.RegistryOptions - new enumeration

• Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind - contains 1 new member:

  • RegistryValueKind.None field

• Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView - new enumeration

• Microsoft.Win32.FileDialog - contains 1 new member:

  • FileDialog.CustomPlaces property

• Microsoft.Win32.FileDialogCustomPlace - new class

• Microsoft.Win32.FileDialogCustomPlaces - new class

Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles Namespace

3 new types.

• Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeRegistryHandle - new class

• Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeMemoryMappedFileHandle - new class

• Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeMemoryMappedViewHandle - new class

Microsoft.Windows.Themes Namespace

1 new type, 1 type with new members.

• Microsoft.Windows.Themes.DataGridHeaderBorder - new class

• Microsoft.Windows.Themes.DataGridHeaderBorder - contains 2 new members:

  • DataGridHeaderBorder.ThemeColor property

  • DataGridHeaderBorder.ThemeColorProperty field

See Also

Reference

New Types and Members in System Namespaces

New Namespaces in the .NET Framework 4