Project.Build Method (array<String , IDictionary, BuildSettings)

Builds the specified list of targets in the project using the specified settings, and returns the outputs of the targets.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Build ( _
    targetNames As String(), _
    targetOutputs As IDictionary, _
    buildFlags As BuildSettings _
) As Boolean
public bool Build(
    string[] targetNames,
    IDictionary targetOutputs,
    BuildSettings buildFlags
)
public:
bool Build(
    array<String^>^ targetNames, 
    IDictionary^ targetOutputs, 
    BuildSettings buildFlags
)
member Build : 
        targetNames:string[] * 
        targetOutputs:IDictionary * 
        buildFlags:BuildSettings -> bool
public function Build(
    targetNames : String[], 
    targetOutputs : IDictionary, 
    buildFlags : BuildSettings
) : boolean

Parameters

  • targetNames
    Type: array<System.String[]

    The list of targets to build. This parameter can be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) to build the default targets.

  • targetOutputs
    Type: System.Collections.IDictionary

    The outputs of the built targets. This parameter can be a null reference (Nothing) if outputs are not needed.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the build was successful; otherwise, false.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

Project Class

Build Overload

Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine Namespace