wpf-msbuild-reference.md

title	WPF MSBuild Reference
description	Learn how Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) extends the MSBuild build engine with additional build support.
ms.date	11/04/2016
ms.topic	reference
dev_langs	VB CSharp C++
helpviewer_keywords	build support [WPF] MSBuild [WPF]
author	ghogen
ms.author	ghogen
ms.subservice	msbuild

WPF MSBuild reference

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) extends Microsoft build engine (MSBuild) with additional build support, which is documented in this section.

In this section

WPF .targets files

Describes WPF .targets files.

WPF MSBuild task reference

Lists the available WPF build tasks.

xref:Microsoft.Build.Tasks

A build task assembly.

xref:Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.Bootstrapper

A build task deployment bootstrapper assembly.

xref:Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities

A build task deployment manifest utility assembly.

xref:Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Hosting

A build task hosting assembly.

xref:Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Windows

A build task windows assembly.

See also

• MSBuild