VCCustomBuildTool.CommandLine Property

Gets or sets a command line for the build event tool to run.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Property CommandLine As String
string CommandLine { get; set; }
property String^ CommandLine {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
abstract CommandLine : string with get, set
function get CommandLine () : String 
function set CommandLine (value : String)

Property Value

Type: String
A command line for the build event tool to run.

Remarks

For more information, see Specifying Build Events. See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information on how to compile and run this example.

Examples

The following example modifies the VCPreBuildEventTool object's CommandLine property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
        Dim tool As VCPostBuildEventTool
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCPreBuildEventTool")
        tool.CommandLine = "your command"
    End Sub
End Module

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

VCCustomBuildTool Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine Namespace