Csc Task

AdditionalLibPaths

Optional String[] parameter.

Specifies additional directories to search for references. For more information, see /lib (Specify Assembly Reference Locations) (C# Compiler Options).

AllowUnsafeBlocks

Optional Boolean parameter.

If true, allows code that uses the unsafe keyword to compile. For more information, see /unsafe (Enable Unsafe Mode) (C# Compiler Options).

CheckForOverflowUnderflow

Optional Boolean parameter.

Specifies whether integer arithmetic that overflows the bounds of the data type causes an exception at run time. For more information, see /checked (Check Integer Arithmetic) (C# Compiler Options).

DebugType

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the debug type. DebugType can be full or pdbonly. The default is full, which enables a debugger to be attached to a running program. Specifying pdbonly allows source code debugging when the program is started in the debugger but will only display assembler when the running program is attached to the debugger.

This parameter overrides the EmitDebugInformation parameter.

For more information, see /debug (Emit Debugging Information) (C# Compiler Options).

DelaySign

Optional Boolean parameter.

If true, specifies that you want a fully signed assembly. If false, specifies that you only want to place the public key in the assembly.

This parameter has no effect unless used with either the KeyFile or KeyContainer parameter.

For more information, see /delaysign (Delay Sign the Assembly) (C# Compiler Options).

DocumentationFile

Optional String parameter.

Processes documentation comments to an XML file. For more information, see /doc (Process Documentation Comments) (C# Compiler Options).

ErrorReport

Optional String parameter.

Provides a convenient way to report a C# internal error to Microsoft. This parameter can have a value of prompt, send, or none. If set to prompt, you will receive a prompt if an internal compiler error occurs, giving you the option of sending a bug report electronically to Microsoft. If set to send, a bug report will be sent automatically. If set to none, the error will be reported only in the compiler's text output. Defalut is none. For more information, see /errorreport (Set Error Reporting Behavior) (C# Compiler Options).

GenerateFullPaths

Optional Boolean parameter.

If true, specifies the absolute path to the file in the compiler output. If false, specifies the name of the file. Default is false. For more information, see /fullpaths (Specify Fully Qualified Path in Compiler Output) (C# Compiler Options).

KeyFile

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the file name containing the cryptographic key. For more information, see /keyfile (Specify Strong Name Key File) (C# Compiler Options).

LinkResources

Optional ITaskItem[] parameter.

Creates a link to a .NET Framework resource in the output file; the resource file is not placed in the output file.

Items passed into this parameter can have optional metadata entries named LogicalName and Access. LogicalName corresponds to the identifier parameter of the /linkresource switch, and Access corresponds to accessibility-modifier parameter. For more information, see /linkresource (Link to .NET Framework Resource) (C# Compiler Options).

NoConfig

Optional Boolean parameter.

If true, tells the compiler not to compile with the csc.rsp file. For more information, see /noconfig (Ignore csc.rsp) (C# Compiler Options).

NoStandardLib

Optional Boolean parameter.

If true, prevents the import of mscorlib.dll, which defines the entire System namespace. Use this parameter if you want to define or create your own System namespace and objects. For more information, see /nostdlib (Do Not Import Standard Library) (C# Compiler Options).

OutputAssembly

Optional String output parameter.

Specifies the name of the output file. For more information, see /out (Set Output File Name) (C# Compiler Options).

References

Optional ITaskItem[] parameter.

Causes the task to import public type information from the specified items into the current project. For more information, see /reference (Import Metadata) (C# Compiler Options).

ResponseFiles

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the response file that contains commands for this task. For more information, see @ (Specify Response File) (C# Compiler Options).

TargetType

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the file format of the output file. This parameter can have a value of library, which creates a code library, exe, which creates a console application, module, which creates a module, or winexe, which creates a Windows program. The default value is library. For more information, see /target (Specify Output File Format) (C# Compiler Options).

ToolPath

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the location from where the task will load the underlying executable file (CSC.exe). If this parameter is not specified, the task uses the SDK installation path corresponding to the version of the framework that is running MSBuild.

UseHostCompilerIfAvailable

Optional Boolean parameter.

Instructs the task to use the in-process compiler object, if available. Used only by Visual Studio.

WarningLevel

Optional Int32 parameter.

Specifies the warning level for the compiler to display. For more information, see /warn (Specify Warning Level) (C# Compiler Options).

WarningsNotAsErrors

Optional String parameter.

Specifies a list of warnings that are not treated as errors. For more information, see /warnaserror (Treat Warnings as Errors) (C# Compiler Options).

This parameter is only useful if the TreatWarningsAsErrors parameter is set to true.

Win32Icon

Optional String parameter.

Inserts an .ico file in the assembly, which gives the output file the desired appearance in Windows Explorer. For more information, see /win32icon (Import an .ico File) (C# Compiler Options).