ProjectItemGroupElement.AddItem Method (String, String)

Adds a new item to the item group. Items are ordered first by item element name, and then by the Include attribute.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddItem ( _
    itemType As String, _
    include As String _
) As ProjectItemElement

public ProjectItemElement AddItem(
    string itemType,
    string include
)

public:
ProjectItemElement^ AddItem(
    String^ itemType, 
    String^ include
)

member AddItem : 
        itemType:string * 
        include:string -> ProjectItemElement

public function AddItem(
    itemType : String, 
    include : String
) : ProjectItemElement

Parameters

• itemType
  Type: System.String

  Item element name of the item to be added.

• include
  Type: System.String

  Include attribute of the item to be added.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectItemElement
Returns the new item element.

Remarks

This convenience method picks a location in the MSBuild DOM based on a heuristic.

.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

ProjectItemGroupElement Class

AddItem Overload

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace