Loads tasks form a given assembly or all assemblies in a given directory or NAnt.Core.Types.FileSet.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
assembly	file	An assembly to load tasks from.	False
path	directory	A directory to scan for task assemblies.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is `true`.	False
if	bool	If `true` then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is `true`.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `NAnt.Core.Task.IfDefined`. If `false` then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is `false`.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is `false`.	False

Nested elements

<fileset>

Used to select which directories or individual assemblies to scan.

</fileset>

Examples

Load tasks from a single assembly.

<loadtasks assembly="c:foo\NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.dll" />

Scan a single directory for task assemblies.

<loadtasks path="c:\foo" />

Use a NAnt.Core.Tasks.LoadTasksTask.TaskFileSet containing both a directory and an assembly.

     <loadtasks>
    <fileset>
        <include name="C:\cvs\NAntContrib\build" />
        <include name="C:\cvs\NAntContrib\build\NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.dll" />
    </fileset>
</loadtasks>

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.Core.dll
Namespace: NAnt.Core.Tasks