BuildManager Class

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05/05/2015

This class is the public entry point for executing builds.

MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.Build.Execution.BuildManager

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class BuildManager _
    Implements IDisposable

public class BuildManager : IDisposable

public ref class BuildManager : IDisposable

type BuildManager =  
    class 
        interface IDisposable 
    end

public class BuildManager implements IDisposable

The BuildManager type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	BuildManager()	Gets a new build manager without specifying a name.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	BuildManager(String)	Creates a new unnamed build manager.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	DefaultBuildManager	Gets the singleton instance of the Build Manager.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	BeginBuild	Prepares the BuildManager to receive build requests.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Build	Submits a lone build request and blocks until results are available.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	BuildRequest	Submits a build request and blocks until the results are available.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	CancelAllSubmissions	Cancels all outstanding submissions asynchronously.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Dispose	Dispose of the build manager.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	EndBuild	Signals that no more build requests are expected (or allowed) and that the BuildManager may clean up.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Finalize the building manager.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0. (Overrides Object.Finalize().)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetProjectInstanceForBuild	Gets a matching ProjectInstance from the BuildManager cache of previously built projects.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	PendBuildRequest	Submits a build request to the current build but does not start it immediately. Allows the user to perform asynchronous execution or access the submission ID prior to executing the request.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	ResetCaches	Clears out all of the build manager cached information.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
	ShutdownAllNodes
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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