/// <summary>
/// Get the value of an attribute on a project element
/// </summary>
/// <param name="attributeName">Name of the attribute to get the value for</param>
/// <returns>Value of the attribute</returns>
public string GetMetadata(string attributeName)
{
if (this.IsVirtual)
{
// For virtual items, use our virtual property collection
if (!virtualProperties.ContainsKey(attributeName))
{
return(String.Empty);
}
return(virtualProperties[attributeName]);
}
// cannot ask MSBuild for Include, so intercept it and return the corresponding property
if (String.Compare(attributeName, ProjectFileConstants.Include, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0)
{
return(MSBuildItem.GetEvaluatedInclude(item));
}
// Build Action is the type, not a property, so intercept this one as well
if (String.Compare(attributeName, ProjectFileConstants.BuildAction, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0)
{
return(MSBuildItem.GetItemType(item));
}
return(MSBuildItem.GetMetadataValue(item, attributeName));
}
/// <summary>
/// This is used when loading the project to loop through all the items
/// and for each SubProject it finds, it create the project and a node
/// in our Hierarchy to hold the project.
/// </summary>
internal protected void CreateNestedProjectNodes()
{
// 1. Create a ProjectElement with the found item and then Instantiate a new Nested project with this ProjectElement.
// 2. Link into the hierarchy.
// Read subprojects from from msbuildmodel
__VSCREATEPROJFLAGS creationFlags = __VSCREATEPROJFLAGS.CPF_NOTINSLNEXPLR | __VSCREATEPROJFLAGS.CPF_SILENT;
if (this.IsNewProject)
{
creationFlags |= __VSCREATEPROJFLAGS.CPF_CLONEFILE;
}
else
{
creationFlags |= __VSCREATEPROJFLAGS.CPF_OPENFILE;
}
foreach (MSBuild.ProjectItem item in MSBuildProject.GetItems(this.BuildProject))
{
if (String.Compare(MSBuildItem.GetItemType(item), ProjectFileConstants.SubProject, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0)
{
this.nestedProjectElement = new ProjectElement(this, item, false);
if (!this.IsNewProject)
{
AddExistingNestedProject(null, creationFlags);
}
else
{
// If we are creating the subproject from a vstemplate/vsz file
bool isVsTemplate = Utilities.IsTemplateFile(GetProjectTemplatePath(null));
if (isVsTemplate)
{
RunVsTemplateWizard(null, true);
}
else
{
// We are cloning the specified project file
AddNestedProjectFromTemplate(null, creationFlags);
}
}
}
}
this.nestedProjectElement = null;
}
