Evaluates the provided string as a condition by expanding items and properties, using the current items and properties available, then doing a logical evaluation.
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Namespace: Microsoft.Build.Execution
Assembly: Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function EvaluateCondition ( _
condition As String _
) As Boolean
public bool EvaluateCondition(
string condition
)
public:
virtual bool EvaluateCondition(
String^ condition
) sealed
abstract EvaluateCondition :
condition:string -> bool
override EvaluateCondition :
condition:string -> bool
public final function EvaluateCondition(
condition : String
) : boolean
Parameters
condition
Type: System.StringThe string to be expanded.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
Returns true if the string evaluates to true; false otherwise.
Remarks
This is useful for the immediate window.
Does not expand bare metadata expressions.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.