Script Class

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Executes code contained within the task.

Namespace: MSBuild.Community.Tasks
Assembly: MSBuild.Community.Tasks (in MSBuild.Community.Tasks.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Class Script Inherits Task

C#
public class Script : Task

C++
ref class Script : Task

J#
public class Script extends Task

JScript
public class Script extends Task

Example

Simple script that writes to the console

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<PropertyGroup> <HelloCode> <![CDATA[ public static void ScriptMain() { Console.WriteLine("Hello MSBuild Community Scripting World."); } ]] > </HelloCode> </PropertyGroup> <Target Name="Hello"> <Script Language="C#" Code="$(HelloCode)" Imports="System" /> </Target>

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<PropertyGroup>
    <HelloCode>
        <![CDATA[
        public static void ScriptMain() {
            Console.WriteLine("Hello MSBuild Community Scripting World.");
        }
        ]] >
    </HelloCode>
</PropertyGroup>
<Target Name="Hello">
    <Script Language="C#" Code="$(HelloCode)" Imports="System" />
</Target>

Script that returns a value.

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<PropertyGroup> <GetProgramFilesCode> <![CDATA[ public static string ScriptMain() { return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles); } ]] > </GetProgramFilesCode> </PropertyGroup> <Target Name="GetProgramFilesFolder"> <Script Language="C#" Code="$(GetProgramFilesCode)"> <Output TaskParameter="ReturnValue" PropertyName="ProgramFilesFolder" /> </Script> <Message Text="Program files are in: $(ProgramFilesFolder)" /> </Target>

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<PropertyGroup>
    <GetProgramFilesCode>
        <![CDATA[
        public static string ScriptMain() {
            return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles);
        }
        ]] >
    </GetProgramFilesCode>
</PropertyGroup>
<Target Name="GetProgramFilesFolder">
    <Script Language="C#" Code="$(GetProgramFilesCode)">
        <Output TaskParameter="ReturnValue" PropertyName="ProgramFilesFolder" />
    </Script>
    <Message Text="Program files are in: $(ProgramFilesFolder)" />
</Target>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Task
MSBuild.Community.Tasks.Script

Thread Safety

Public static (Shared in Visual Basic)staticShared members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.