Reference for expression syntax in CSPROJ files

csproj, msbuild

Solution

The Identity bit is one of many MSBuild Well-known Item Metadata. It is essentialy metadata of msbuild Items. You can use the metadata to Transform Item Types.

Problem

Can somebody please point me to a reference for the syntax of the expression language used in csproj / vbproj files within Visual Studio ? I've been seeing usages like the following : ``` <FilesForPackagingFromProject Include="%(CustomFiles.Identity)"> ``` ... and I'm trying to understand the '.Identity' bit.

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