VSWhereAliases.

VSWhereLatest(ICakeContext, VSWhereLatestSettings) Method

Summary

Gets the latest Visual Studio product installation path.
Namespace
Cake.Common.Tools.VSWhere
Containing Type
VSWhereAliases

Syntax

[CakeMethodAlias]
[CakeAliasCategory("Latest")]
[CakeNamespaceImport("Cake.Common.Tools.VSWhere.Latest")]
public static DirectoryPath VSWhereLatest(this ICakeContext context, VSWhereLatestSettings settings)

Examples

var latestInstallationPath = VSWhereLatest(new VSWhereLatestSettings { Requires = "'Microsoft.Component.MSBuild" });

Attributes

Type Description
CakeMethodAliasAttribute An attribute used to mark script method aliases.
CakeAliasCategoryAttribute An attribute used for documentation of alias methods/properties.
CakeNamespaceImportAttribute An attribute used to hint Cake about additional namespaces that need to be imported for an alias to work. This attribute can mark an extension method, the extension method class, or the assembly to provide a global set of imports.

Parameters

Name Type Description
context ICakeContext The context.
settings VSWhereLatestSettings The settings.

Return Value

Type Description
DirectoryPath The Visual Studio installation path.