Version Class

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Generates version information based on various algorithms

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Class Version Inherits Task

C#
public class Version : Task

C++
ref class Version : Task

J#
public class Version extends Task

JScript
public class Version extends Task

Example

Get version information from file and increment revision.

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<Version VersionFile="number.txt" BuildType="Automatic" RevisionType="Increment"> <Output TaskParameter="Major" PropertyName="Major" /> <Output TaskParameter="Minor" PropertyName="Minor" /> <Output TaskParameter="Build" PropertyName="Build" /> <Output TaskParameter="Revision" PropertyName="Revision" /> </Version> <Message Text="Version: $(Major).$(Minor).$(Build).$(Revision)"/>

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            <Version VersionFile="number.txt" BuildType="Automatic" RevisionType="Increment">
                <Output TaskParameter="Major" PropertyName="Major" />
                <Output TaskParameter="Minor" PropertyName="Minor" />
                <Output TaskParameter="Build" PropertyName="Build" />
                <Output TaskParameter="Revision" PropertyName="Revision" />
            </Version>
            <Message Text="Version: $(Major).$(Minor).$(Build).$(Revision)"/>

Specify Major and Minor version information and generate Build and Revision.

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<Version BuildType="Automatic" RevisionType="Automatic" Major="1" Minor="3" > <Output TaskParameter="Major" PropertyName="Major" /> <Output TaskParameter="Minor" PropertyName="Minor" /> <Output TaskParameter="Build" PropertyName="Build" /> <Output TaskParameter="Revision" PropertyName="Revision" /> </Version> <Message Text="Version: $(Major).$(Minor).$(Build).$(Revision)"/>

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            <Version BuildType="Automatic" RevisionType="Automatic" Major="1" Minor="3" >
                <Output TaskParameter="Major" PropertyName="Major" />
                <Output TaskParameter="Minor" PropertyName="Minor" />
                <Output TaskParameter="Build" PropertyName="Build" />
                <Output TaskParameter="Revision" PropertyName="Revision" />
            </Version>
            <Message Text="Version: $(Major).$(Minor).$(Build).$(Revision)"/>

Inheritance Hierarchy

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

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.