TaskLoggingHelper.LogMessagesFromFile Method (String, MessageImportance)

Logs errors, warnings, and messages for each line of text in the given file. Also logs the importance of messages.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function LogMessagesFromFile ( _
    fileName As String, _
    messageImportance As MessageImportance _
) As Boolean
public bool LogMessagesFromFile(
    string fileName,
    MessageImportance messageImportance
)
public:
bool LogMessagesFromFile(
    String^ fileName, 
    MessageImportance messageImportance
)
member LogMessagesFromFile : 
        fileName:string * 
        messageImportance:MessageImportance -> bool
public function LogMessagesFromFile(
    fileName : String, 
    messageImportance : MessageImportance
) : boolean

Parameters

  • fileName
    Type: System.String

    The name of the file to log messages from.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true to indicate at least one error was logged; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

Thrown when filename is null.

Remarks

Errors and warnings are logged for lines that fit a particular canonical format. All other lines are logged as messages.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

TaskLoggingHelper Class

LogMessagesFromFile Overload

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace