MSBuild Extended Tasks

The GetXmlElementAttributeValue Task will get an attributes value of the Xml Element found using the XPath value.

Example Usage:

    <GetXmlElementAttributeValue XmlFile="$(XmlFilePath)" XPath="/Project/Import[1]" Name="Project">
      <Output PropertyName="ImportValue" TaskParameter="Value" />
    </GetXmlElementAttributeValue> 

This gets the Value of the Project attribute in the first Import element that is a child to the root Project element.

Attribute	Description	Required	Type	Direction
Name	The name of the attribute to get the value for	True	String	Input
NamespaceURI	The namespace URI used to to locate the element	False	String	Input
Prefix	The namespace prefix for the element	False	String	Input
XmlFile	The path and file name of the xml document	True	String	Input
XPath	The XPath used to locate the element which the attribute is a child of	True	String	Input
Value	The value of the Attribute	N/A	String	Output