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Turner Bass
Turner Bass

Reputation: 821

Is my .csproj using the .NET project-system or the Common Project System

I was reading through the documentation on the .NET foundation's GitHub repository for the .NET project-system and saw that the latest system used to run C# projects on Visual Studio is the new Project System by default; however, as the older system, Common Project System (CPS), is being phased out what are some signs to help me discern which version of the Project System my project is using?

Is this determined by Visual Studio or will I be able to look at the .csproj file and know which system is being utilized to manage my projects?

I am not looking for the version of the .NET SDK but rather which project system is running my solution's file organization and project manifest.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 608

Answers (1)

Turner Bass
Turner Bass

Reputation: 821

Thanks to concise and enlightening comments from Jonathan Tyson and Ian Mercer there are a few ways to tell which version of Project System a solution is using.

1. As according to the Project System Documentation (link provided by Jonathan), you can tell based on the formatting of the project file.

In the project file, when the Target Framework is formatted like this: net45 the project is using the new Project System. When formatted like this: v4.6.1 The project is utilizing the legacy Common Project System.

2. A quick way to tell without opening the project file is to right-click on the file and if you can select Edit .csproj without having to unload the project it is using the new Project System (provided by Ian).

Thank you guys for your insights!

Upvotes: 2

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