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# BuildElementCollectionAttribute Class

Indicates that the property should be treated as a container for a collection of build elements.

For a list of all members of this type, see BuildElementCollectionAttribute Members.

System.Object
System.Attribute
NAnt.Core.Attributes.BuildElementAttribute
NAnt.Core.Attributes.BuildElementArrayAttribute
NAnt.Core.Attributes.BuildElementCollectionAttribute

[Visual Basic]
<AttributeUsage(Inherited:=True, ValidOn:=AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple:=False)>
NotInheritable Public Class BuildElementCollectionAttribute
Inherits BuildElementArrayAttribute
[C#]
[AttributeUsage(Inherited=True, ValidOn=AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple=False)]
public sealed class BuildElementCollectionAttribute : BuildElementArrayAttribute

#### Thread Safety

Public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.

#### Remarks

Should only be applied to properties exposing strongly typed arrays or strongly typed collections.

The XML format is like this:

    <task>
        <collectionName>
            <elementName ... />
            <elementName ... />
            <elementName ... />
            <elementName ... />
        </collectionName>
    </task>

#### Requirements

Namespace: NAnt.Core.Attributes

Assembly: NAnt.Core (in NAnt.Core.dll)

#### See Also

BuildElementCollectionAttribute Members | NAnt.Core.Attributes Namespace