Valid TaskActions are:
Namespace:
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.FrameworkGetInfo (Required: NetAssembly Output: OutputItems)
GetMethodInfo (Required: NetAssembly, NetClass, Output: OutputItems)
Invoke (Required: NetAssembly Optional: NetMethod, NetArgumentsOutput: ReturnValue)
Remote Execution Support: No
Assembly: MSBuild.ExtensionPack (in MSBuild.ExtensionPack.dll) Version: 3.5.0.0 (3.5.4.0)
Examples
<Project ToolsVersion="3.5" DefaultTargets="Default" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> <PropertyGroup> <TPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath> <TPath Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks')">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath> </PropertyGroup> <Import Project="$(TPath)"/> <Target Name="Default"> <ItemGroup> <!-- define a set of arguments to use against an assembly --> <Args Include="1"> <Type>int</Type> </Args> <Args Include="2"> <Type>int</Type> </Args> <ArgsM Include="2.9845"> <Type>decimal</Type> </ArgsM> <ArgsM Include="1.9845"> <Type>decimal</Type> </ArgsM> <ArgsF Include="C:\Demo1 - Please Delete"> <Type>string</Type> </ArgsF> </ItemGroup> <!-- Get information on an assembly --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly TaskAction="GetInfo" NetAssembly="C:\Projects\CodePlex\MSBuildExtensionPack\Solutions\Main3.5\BuildBinaries\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.dll"> <Output TaskParameter="OutputItems" ItemName="Info"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly> <Message Text="Identity: %(Info.Identity)" /> <Message Text="FullName: %(Info.FullName)" /> <Message Text="PublicKeyToken: %(Info.PublicKeyToken)" /> <Message Text="Culture: %(Info.Culture)" /> <Message Text="CultureDisplayName: %(Info.CultureDisplayName)" /> <Message Text="FileVersion: %(Info.FileVersion)" /> <Message Text="AssemblyVersion: %(Info.AssemblyVersion)" /> <!-- This will cause a default constructor call only --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly TaskAction="Invoke" NetClass="AssemblyDemo" NetAssembly="C:\Projects\CodePlex\MSBuildExtensionPack\Solutions\Main3.5\SampleScratchpad\SampleBuildBinaries\AssemblyDemo.dll"/> <!--Invoke the assembly with the args collection of arguments --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly TaskAction="Invoke" NetArguments="@(Args)" NetClass="AssemblyDemo" NetMethod="AddNumbers" NetAssembly="C:\Projects\CodePlex\MSBuildExtensionPack\Solutions\Main3.5\SampleScratchpad\SampleBuildBinaries\AssemblyDemo.dll"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="R"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly> <Message Text="Result: $(R)"/> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly TaskAction="Invoke" NetArguments="@(ArgsM)" NetClass="AssemblyDemo" NetMethod="MultiplyNumbers" NetAssembly="C:\Projects\CodePlex\MSBuildExtensionPack\Solutions\Main3.5\SampleScratchpad\SampleBuildBinaries\AssemblyDemo.dll"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="R"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly> <Message Text="Result: $(R)"/> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly TaskAction="Invoke" NetArguments="@(ArgsF)" NetClass="AssemblyDemo" NetMethod="CreateFolder" NetAssembly="C:\Projects\CodePlex\MSBuildExtensionPack\Solutions\Main3.5\SampleScratchpad\SampleBuildBinaries\AssemblyDemo.dll"/> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly TaskAction="Invoke" NetClass="AssemblyDemo" NetMethod="CreateDefaultFolder" NetAssembly="C:\Projects\CodePlex\MSBuildExtensionPack\Solutions\Main3.5\SampleScratchpad\SampleBuildBinaries\AssemblyDemo.dll"/> <!-- Extract some information on the assembly interface --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly TaskAction="GetMethodInfo" NetAssembly="C:\Projects\CodePlex\MSBuildExtensionPack\Solutions\Main3.5\SampleScratchpad\SampleBuildBinaries\AssemblyDemo.dll"> <Output TaskParameter="OutputItems" ItemName="TypeInfo"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Assembly> <Message Text="%(TypeInfo.Identity) %(TypeInfo.Parameters)" /> </Target> </Project>
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
System..::.MarshalByRefObject
Microsoft.Build.Utilities..::.AppDomainIsolatedTask
MSBuild.ExtensionPack..::.BaseAppDomainIsolatedTask
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework..::.Assembly
System..::.MarshalByRefObject
Microsoft.Build.Utilities..::.AppDomainIsolatedTask
MSBuild.ExtensionPack..::.BaseAppDomainIsolatedTask
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework..::.Assembly