Summary

Searches the probing paths of the current target framework for the specified file.

Assembly: NAnt.Core.dll
Namespace: NAnt.Core.Functions
Containing Type: NAntFunctions

Syntax

[Function("scan-probing-paths")]
[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public string ScanProbingPaths(string fileName)

Examples

Compile an assembly referencing the nunit.framework assembly for the current target framework that is shipped as part of the NAnt distribution.

    <csc target="library" output="NAnt.Core.Tests.dll">
    <sources basedir="NAnt.Core">
        <include name="**/*.cs" />
    </sources>
    <references>
        <include name="NAnt.Core.dll" />
        <include name="${framework::get-lib-path('nunit.framework.dll')}" />
    </references>
</csc>

Remarks

The (relative) probing paths are resolved relative to the base directory of the appdomain in which NAnt is running.

The configured probing paths are scanned recursively in the order in which they are defined in the framework configuration.

The file name to search should include the extension.

Attributes

Type	Description
FunctionAttribute	Indicates that the method should be exposed as a function in NAnt build files.
EditorBrowsableAttribute

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	string	The name of the file to search for.

Return Value

Type	Description
string	The absolute path to fileName if found in one of the configured probing; otherwise, an error is reported.

NAntFunctions.