/langversion (C# Compiler Options)

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Causes the compiler to accept only syntax that is included in the chosen C# language specification.

/langversion:option

Arguments

  • option
    The following values are valid:

    Option

    Meaning

    default

    The compiler accepts all valid language syntax.

    ISO-1

    The compiler accepts only syntax that is included in the ISO/IEC 23270:2003 C# language specification.

    ISO-2

    The compiler accepts only syntax that is included in the ISO/IEC 23270:2006 C# language specification. This specification is available on the ISO Web site.

    3

    The compiler accepts only syntax that is included in the version 3.0 C# Language Specification.

Remarks

Metadata referenced by your C# application is not subject to /langversion compiler option.

Because each version of the C# compiler contains extensions to the language specification, /langversion does not give you the equivalent functionality of an earlier version of the compiler.

Regardless of which /langversion setting you use, you will use the current version of the common language runtime to create your .exe or .dll. One exception is friend assemblies and /moduleassemblyname (C# Compiler Option), which work under /langversion:ISO-1.

To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment

  1. Open the project's Properties page.

  2. Click the Build property page.

  3. Click the Advanced button.

  4. Modify the Language Version property.

For information about how to set this compiler option programmatically, see LanguageVersion.

See Also

Other Resources

C# Compiler Options

Project Properties (Visual Studio)

C# Language Specification