Valid TaskActions are:
Namespace:
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.FrameworkAbort (Warning: use only in exceptional circumstances to force an abort)
Sleep (Required: Timeout)
SpinWait (Required: Iterations)
Remote Execution Support: NA
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"> <!-- Set a thread to sleep for a period --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Thread TaskAction="Sleep" Timeout="2000"/> <!-- Set a thread to spinwait for a period --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Thread TaskAction="SpinWait" Iterations="1000000000"/> <!-- Abort a thread. Only use in exceptional circumstances --> <!--<MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Thread TaskAction="Abort"/>--> </Target> </Project>
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
Microsoft.Build.Utilities..::.Task
MSBuild.ExtensionPack..::.BaseTask
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework..::.Thread
Microsoft.Build.Utilities..::.Task
MSBuild.ExtensionPack..::.BaseTask
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework..::.Thread