ProjectInstance.SetProperty Method

Add a property with the specified name and value to the project. Overwrites any property with the same name already in the property collection.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Execution
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function SetProperty ( _
    name As String, _
    evaluatedValue As String _
) As ProjectPropertyInstance

public ProjectPropertyInstance SetProperty(
    string name,
    string evaluatedValue
)

public:
ProjectPropertyInstance^ SetProperty(
    String^ name, 
    String^ evaluatedValue
)

member SetProperty : 
        name:string * 
        evaluatedValue:string -> ProjectPropertyInstance

public function SetProperty(
    name : String, 
    evaluatedValue : String
) : ProjectPropertyInstance

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the property to add.

• evaluatedValue
  Type: System.String

  The evaluated value of the property to add.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Execution.ProjectPropertyInstance
Returns the new property.

Remarks

We don't take a ProjectPropertyInstance to make sure we don't have one that's already in use by another ProjectPropertyInstance.

.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

ProjectInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace