Does any one know the all the possible metadata of the Compile msbuild element?

Question

Hello folks.

For instance, I know of Link, DependentUpon and SubType. I am wondering if there are any more nifty metadata children of Compile. I use Link and DependentUpon a lot and really like them.

Answer 1

Look in the file %FrameWorkDir%\MSBuild\Microsoft.Build.Commontypes.xsd, where %FrameWorkDir% is the location of the .NET Framework in question (example: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727). From what I can see, the following are available:

• AutoGen
• CopyToOutputDirectory
• DependentUpon
• DesignTime
• DesignTimeSharedInput
• Include
• Link
• SubType
• Visible

As to what they are and what they can do, I'm unsure.