TaskBody Element (MSBuild)
Contains the data that is passed to a UsingTaskTaskFactory. For more information, see UsingTask Element (MSBuild).
<Project>
<UsingTask>
<TaskBody>
<TaskBody Evaluate="true/false" />
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
Evaluate |
Optional Boolean attribute. If true, MSBuild evaluates any inner elements, and expands items and properties before it passes the information to the TaskFactory when the task is instantiated. |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Data |
The text between the TaskBody tags is sent verbatim to the TaskFactory. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
Provides a way to register tasks in MSBuild. There may be zero or more UsingTask elements in a project. |
Example
The following example shows how to use the TaskBody element with an Evaluate attribute.
<UsingTask TaskName="MyTask" AssemblyName="My.Assembly" TaskFactory="MyTaskFactory">
<ParameterGroup>
<Parameter1 ParameterType="System.String" Required="False" Output="False"/>
<Parameter2 ParameterType="System.Int" Required="True" Output="False"/>
...
</ParameterGroup>
<TaskBody Evaluate="true">
... Task factory-specific data ...
</TaskBody>
</UsingTask>
See Also
Concepts
MSBuild Project File Schema Reference