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VCConfiguration.OutputDirectory Property

Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll
Package:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine v17.14.40264

Important

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Gets or sets the directory in which to place output. The default directory is the project directory.

public:
 property System::String ^ OutputDirectory { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public:
 property Platform::String ^ OutputDirectory { Platform::String ^ get(); void set(Platform::String ^ value); };
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)]
public string OutputDirectory { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)] get; [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)] set; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
[<set: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(702)>]
member this.OutputDirectory : string with get, set
Public Property OutputDirectory As String

Property Value

The directory in which to place output.

Attributes

Examples

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

The following example modifies the VCConfiguration object's OutputDirectory property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine. 
Imports EnvDTE 
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine 

Public Module Module1 
 Sub Test() 
 Dim prj As VCProject 
 Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection 
 Dim cfg As VCConfiguration 
 prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object 
 cfgs = prj.Configurations 
 cfg = cfgs.Item(1) 
 cfg.OutputDirectory = "\test" 
 End Sub 
End Module

Remarks

Wizards will set this property. Do not use the project directory for the project outputs.

Applies to