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title UidManager Task
description Learn how the MSBuild UidManager task checks, updates, or removes unique identifiers (UIDs), to localize all XAML elements in the source XAML files.
ms.date 11/04/2016
ms.topic reference
dev_langs
VB
CSharp
C++
helpviewer_keywords
UidManager task [WPF MSBuild]
UidManager task [WPF MSBuild], parameters
managing UIDs when localizing XAML elements [WPF MSBuild]
localizing XAML elements [WPF MSBuild], managing UIDs
checking UIDs when localizing XAML elements [WPF MSBuild]
author ghogen
ms.author ghogen
ms.subservice msbuild

UidManager task

The xref:Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Windows.UidManager task checks, updates, or removes unique identifiers (UIDs), in order to localize all XAML elements that are included in the source XAML files.

Task parameters

Parameter Description
IntermediateDirectory Optional String parameter.

Specifies the directory that is used to back up the source XAML files that are specified by the MarkupFiles parameter.
MarkupFiles Required ITaskItem[] parameter.

Specifies the source XAML files to include for UID checking, updating, or removing.
Task Required String parameter.

Specifies the UID management task that you want to perform. Valid options are Check, Update, or Remove.

Example

The following example uses the xref:Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Windows.UidManager task to check that the specified source XAML files contain XAML elements that have appropriate UIDs.

<Project>
  <UsingTask
    TaskName="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Windows.UidManager"
    AssemblyFile="C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\PresentationBuildTasks.dll" />
  <Target Name="UidManagerTask">
    <UidManager
      Task="Check"
      MarkupFiles="Page1.xaml;Page2.xaml"
      IntermediateDirectory="c:\UidManagerIntermediateDirectory" />
  </Target>
</Project>

See also