ConvertToMSBuildFormat.SetProperty Method

ConvertToMSBuildFormatSetProperty Method

This is used to set the named property to the specified value using Reflection.

Namespace: SandcastleBuilder.Utils.Conversion
Assembly: SandcastleBuilder.Utils (in SandcastleBuilder.Utils.dll) Version: 2014.11.22.0

Syntax

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protected Object SetProperty(
	string name,
	string value
)

Protected Function SetProperty ( 
	name As String,
	value As String
) As Object

protected:
Object^ SetProperty(
	String^ name, 
	String^ value
)

member SetProperty : 
        name : string * 
        value : string -> Object

Parameters

name: Type: SystemString
The name of the property to set
value: Type: SystemString
The value to which it is set

Return Value

Type: Object
The parsed object value to which the property was set.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	This is thrown if the name parameter is null or an empty string.
BuilderException	This is thrown if an error occurs while trying to set the named property.

Remarks

Property name matching is case insensitive as are the values themselves. This is used to allow setting of simple project properties (non-collection) using command line parameters in the console mode builder.

Reference

ConvertToMSBuildFormat Class

SandcastleBuilder.Utils.Conversion Namespace