TargetCollection.Exists Method

Determines whether the specified Target exists in the TargetCollection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Exists ( _
    targetName As String _
) As Boolean

public bool Exists(
    string targetName
)

public:
bool Exists(
    String^ targetName
)

member Exists : 
        targetName:string -> bool

public function Exists(
    targetName : String
) : boolean

Parameters

• targetName
  Type: System.String

  The Name attribute of the Target element to search for.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the Target element exists; otherwise, false.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

TargetCollection Class

Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine Namespace