Extracts the message code prefix from the given full message string.
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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function ExtractMessageCode ( _
    message As String, _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef messageWithoutCodePrefix As String _
) As String
public string ExtractMessageCode(
    string message,
    out string messageWithoutCodePrefix
)
public:
String^ ExtractMessageCode(
    String^ message, 
    [OutAttribute] String^% messageWithoutCodePrefix
)
member ExtractMessageCode : 
        message:string * 
        messageWithoutCodePrefix:string byref -> string
public function ExtractMessageCode(
    message : String, 
    messageWithoutCodePrefix : String
) : String
Parameters
- message 
 Type: System.String- The full message to parse that includes code prefix. 
- messageWithoutCodePrefix 
 Type: System.String%- The message with the code prefix removed. 
Return Value
Type: System.String
The message code prefix that is extracted from the full message string, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no message code.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition | 
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | message is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). | 
Remarks
Message code prefixes must match the following .NET regular expressions in order to be recognized: ^\s*[A-Za-z]+\d+:\s*.
Examples
If this method is given the full message string MYTASK1001: This is an error message. and it accepts This is an error message. as the value for the messageWithoutCodePrefix parameter, then it returns MYTASK1001.
.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.