Getting custom MSBuild property of a DTE VCConfiguration project

Question

The Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCConfiguration interface is rather poor and does not expose all the properties of a project. How do I get a custom MSBuild property via the DTE interfaces?

Answer 1

To do this, simply invoke VCConfiguration.Evaluate. For example, VCConfiguration.Evaluate("$(ConfigurationType)").

Retrieving VCConfiguration can be done in any of the many ways. Here's an example written in VB.NET to make your life harder:

DTE.ActiveSolutionProjects(0).Object.Configurations.Item(1).Evaluate("$(ConfigurationType)")