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# CompilerBase Members

CompilerBase overview

#### Public Static (Shared) Methods

GetResourceCulture | Determines the culture associated with a given resource file by scanning the filename for valid culture names.

#### Protected Static (Shared) Fields

CodebehindExtensions | Contains a list of extensions for all file types that should be treated as 'code-behind' when looking for resources. Ultimately this will determine if we use the "namespace+filename" or "namespace+classname" algorithm, since code-behind will use the "namespace+classname" algorithm.
CultureNames | Case-insensitive list of valid culture names for this platform.

#### Public Instance Properties

Arguments (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | The command-line arguments for the external program.
BaseDirectory (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets the working directory for the application.
CommandLine (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets the command-line arguments, separated by spaces.
Debug | Generate debug output. The default is false.
Define | Define conditional compilation symbol(s).
DelaySign | Specifies whether to delay sign the assembly using only the public portion of the strong name key. The default is NotSet.
ErrorWriter (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets or sets the TextWriter to which error output of the external program will be written.
ExeName (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program.
ExitCode (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets the value that the process specified when it terminated.
Extension | Gets the file extension required by the current compiler.
FailOnError (inherited from Task) | Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.
ForceRebuild | Instructs NAnt to recompile the output file regardless of the file timestamps.
IfDefined (inherited from Task) | If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.
KeyContainer | Specifies the key pair container used to strongname the assembly.
KeyFile | Specifies a strong name key file.
Lib | Obsolete. Additional directories to search in for assembly references.
LogPrefix (inherited from Task) | Obsolete. The prefix used when sending messages to the log.
MainType | Specifies which type contains the Main method that you want to use as the entry point into the program.
Managed (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Specifies whether the external program should be treated as a managed application, possibly forcing it to be executed under the currently targeted version of the CLR.
Modules | Link the specified modules into this assembly.
Name (inherited from Task) | The name of the task.
NamespaceManager (inherited from Element) | Gets or sets the XmlNamespaceManager.
NoWarn | Obsolete. Specifies a comma-separated list of warnings that should be suppressed by the compiler.
Output (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets the file to which the standard output should be redirected.
OutputAppend (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets a value indicating whether output will be appended to the Output.
OutputFile | The output file created by the compiler.
OutputTarget | Output type. Possible values are `exe`, `winexe`, `library` or `module`.
OutputWriter (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets or sets the TextWriter to which standard output messages of the external program will be written.
Packages | Specifies list of packages to reference.
Parent (inherited from Element) | Gets or sets the parent of the element.
ProgramArguments | Gets the command-line arguments for the external program.
ProgramFileName (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets the filename of the external program to start.
Project (inherited from Element) | Gets or sets the Project to which this element belongs.
Properties (inherited from Element) | Gets the properties local to this Element and the Project.
References | Reference metadata from the specified assembly files.
ResourcesList | Resources to embed.
Sources | The set of source files for compilation.
Spawn (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets or sets a value indicating whether the application should be spawned. If you spawn an application, its output will not be logged by NAnt. The default is false.
SupportsDelaySign | Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports the "delaysign" option. The default is false.
SupportsKeyContainer | Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports the "keycontainer" option. The default is false.
SupportsKeyFile | Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports the "keyfile" option. The default is false.
SupportsNoWarnList | Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports a command line option that allows a list of warnings to be suppressed. The default is false.
SupportsPackageReferences | Indicates whether package references are supported by compiler for a given target framework. The default is false.
SupportsWarnAsErrorList | Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports the "warnaserror" option that takes a list of warnings. The default is false.
SuppressWarnings | Specifies a list of warnings that you want the compiler to suppress.
Threshold (inherited from Task) | Gets or sets the log threshold for this Task. By default the threshold of a task is Debug, causing no messages to be filtered in the task itself.
TimeOut (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out.
UnlessDefined (inherited from Task) | Opposite of IfDefined. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.
UseRuntimeEngine (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Obsolete. Specifies whether the external program is a managed application which should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false.
Verbose (inherited from Task) | Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.
WarnAsError | Instructs the compiler to treat all warnings as errors. The default is false.
WarningAsError | Controls which warnings should be reported as errors.
Win32Icon | Icon to associate with the application.
Win32Res | Specifies a Win32 resource file (.res).

#### Public Instance Methods

Equals (inherited from Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.
Execute (inherited from Task) | Executes the task unless it is skipped.
GetHashCode (inherited from Object) | Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
GetLocation (inherited from Element) | Retrieves the location in the build file where the element is defined.
GetManifestResourceName | Overloaded. Determines the manifest resource name of the given resource file.
GetType (inherited from Object) | Gets the Type of the current instance.
Initialize (inherited from Element) | Overloaded. Performs default initialization.
InitializeTaskConfiguration (inherited from Task) | Initializes the configuration of the task using configuration settings retrieved from the NAnt configuration file.
IsLogEnabledFor (inherited from Task) | Determines whether build output is enabled for the given Level.
Log (inherited from Task) | Overloaded. Logs a message with the given priority.
PerformSearchForResourceLinkage | Extracts the associated namespace/classname linkage found in the given stream.
ToString (inherited from Object) | Returns a String that represents the current Object.

#### Protected Instance Constructors

CompilerBase Constructor | Initializes a new instance of the CompilerBase class.

#### Protected Instance Properties

ClassNameRegex | Gets the class name regular expression for the language of the current compiler.
CustomXmlProcessing (inherited from Element) | Gets a value indicating whether the element is performing additional processing using the XmlNode that was used to initialize the element.
Location (inherited from Element) | Gets or sets the location in the build file where the element is defined.
NamespaceRegex | Gets the namespace regular expression for the language of the current compiler.
ProcessId (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Gets the unique identifier for the spawned application.
XmlNode (inherited from Element) | Gets or sets the XML node of the element.

#### Protected Instance Methods

CompileResxResources | Compiles a set of resx files to a .resources files.
CopyTo (inherited from Element) | Copies all instance data of the Element to a given Element.
ExecuteTask | Compiles the sources and resources.
Finalize (inherited from Object) | Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection.
GetAttributeConfigurationNode (inherited from Task) | Overloaded. Locates the XML node for the specified attribute in either the configuration section of the extension assembly or the.project.
GetAttributeConfigurationNode (inherited from Element) | Overloaded. Locates the XML node for the specified attribute in the project configuration node.
GetResourceLinkage | Finds the correct namespace/classname for a resource file from the given dependent source file.
Initialize (inherited from Task) | Overloaded. Initializes the task.
InitializeElement (inherited from Element) | Obsolete. Derived classes should override to this method to provide extra initialization and validation not covered by the base class.
InitializeTask (inherited from Task) | Obsolete. Initializes the task.
InitializeXml (inherited from Element) | Initializes all build attributes and child elements.
LinkResourceAssembly | Link a list of files into a resource assembly.
MemberwiseClone (inherited from Object) | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
NeedsCompiling | Determines whether compilation is needed.
PrepareProcess (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Updates the ProcessStartInfo of the specified Process.
StartProcess (inherited from ExternalProgramBase) | Starts the process and handles errors.
WriteConditionalCompilationConstants | Writes conditional compilation constants to the specified TextWriter.
WriteModuleReferences | Writes module references to the specified TextWriter.
WriteNoWarnList | Writes list of warnings to suppress to the specified TextWriter.
WriteOption | Overloaded. Writes an option using the default output format.
WriteOptions | Allows derived classes to provide compiler-specific options.
WritePackageReferences | Writes package references to the specified TextWriter.
WriteWarningsAsError | Writes list of warnings to (not) treat as errors to the specified TextWriter.

#### See Also

CompilerBase Class | NAnt.DotNet.Tasks Namespace