Contains utility methods used by MSBuild. This class cannot be inherited.
MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.Utilities
Namespace: Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Utilities
public static class Utilities
public ref class Utilities abstract sealed
[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
type Utilities = class end
public final class Utilities
The Utilities type exposes the following members.
Methods
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Escape | Converts the specified string into a syntax that allows the MSBuild engine to interpret the character literally.MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0. |
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Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.