ParameterGroup Element

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11/15/2016

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Contains an optional list of parameters that will be present on the task that is generated by a UsingTask``TaskFactory. For more information, see UsingTask Element (MSBuild).

Syntax

<ParameterGroup />

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element	Description
Parameter	Contains information about a specific parameter for a task that is generated by a UsingTask``TaskFactory. The name of the element is the name of the parameter.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
UsingTask	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 ParameterGroup element.

<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>

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