Deletes the temporary files that MSBuild creates when a Visual C++ project is built. The process of deleting build files is known as cleaning.
Parameters
The following table describes the parameters of the CPPClean task.
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
DeletedFiles |
Optional ITaskItem[] output parameter. Defines an array of MSBuild output file items that can be consumed and emitted by tasks. |
DoDelete |
Optional Boolean parameter. If true, clean temporary build files. |
FilePatternsToDeleteOnClean |
Required String parameter. Specifies a semicolon-delimited list of file extensions of files to clean. |
FilesExcludedFromClean |
Optional String parameter. Specifies a semicolon-delimited list of files not to clean. |
FoldersToClean |
Required String parameter. Specifies a semicolon-delimited list of directories to clean. You can specify a full or a relative path, and the path can contain the wildcard symbol (*). |