assembly::load

Loads an assembly given the long form of its name.
Assembly assembly::load(assemblyString)

Parameters

Name Type Description
assemblyString string The long form of the assembly name.

Return Value

The loaded assembly.

Examples

Determine the location of the Microsoft Access 11 Primary Interop Assembly by loading it using its fully qualified name, and copy it to the build directory.

    <property name="access.pia.path" value="${assembly::get-location(assembly::load('Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c'))}" />
<copy file="${access.pia.path}" todir="${build.dir}" />

Requirements

Assembly
NAnt.Core.dll
Namespace
NAnt.Core.Functions