/// <summary>
/// Set an attribute on the project element
/// </summary>
/// <param name="attributeName">Name of the attribute to set</param>
/// <param name="attributeValue">Value to give to the attribute</param>
public override void SetMetadata(string attributeName, string attributeValue)
{
Debug.Assert(String.Compare(attributeName, ProjectFileConstants.Include, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != 0, "Use rename as this won't work");
// Build Action is the type, not a property, so intercept
if (String.Compare(attributeName, ProjectFileConstants.BuildAction, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0)
{
_item.ItemType = attributeValue;
return;
}
// Check out the project file.
if (!ItemProject.QueryEditProjectFile(false))
{
throw Marshal.GetExceptionForHR(VSConstants.OLE_E_PROMPTSAVECANCELLED);
}
if (attributeValue == null)
{
_item.RemoveMetadata(attributeName);
}
else
{
_item.SetMetadataValue(attributeName, attributeValue);
}
ItemProject.SetProjectFileDirty(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Calling this method remove this item from the project file.
/// Once the item is delete, you should not longer be using it.
/// Note that the item should be removed from the hierarchy prior to this call.
/// </summary>
public override void RemoveFromProjectFile()
{
if (!Deleted)
{
ItemProject.BuildProject.RemoveItem(_item);
ItemProject.SetProjectFileDirty(true);
}
base.RemoveFromProjectFile();
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor to create a new MSBuild.ProjectItem and add it to the project
/// Only have internal constructors as the only one who should be creating
/// such object is the project itself (see Project.CreateFileNode()).
/// </summary>
internal MsBuildProjectElement(ProjectNode project, string itemPath, string itemType)
: base(project)
{
Utilities.ArgumentNotNullOrEmpty("itemPath", itemPath);
Utilities.ArgumentNotNullOrEmpty("itemType", itemType);
// create and add the item to the project
_item = project.BuildProject.AddItem(itemType, Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectCollection.Escape(itemPath))[0];
ItemProject.SetProjectFileDirty(true);
}