Note: This namespace is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

The Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine namespace represents the MSBuild engine.

 Classes

	Class	Description
	BuildItem	Represents a single item in an MSBuild project.
	BuildItemGroup	Represents a collection of BuildItem objects.
	BuildItemGroupCollection	Represents a collection of BuildItemGroup objects.
	BuildProperty	Represents a single property in an MSBuild project.
	BuildPropertyGroup	Represents a collection of BuildProperty objects.
	BuildPropertyGroupCollection	Represents a collection of BuildPropertyGroup objects.
	BuildTask	Represents a Task element in a project.
	ConsoleLogger	Implements the standard console logger that outputs event data to the console window during a build.
	Engine	Represents the MSBuild engine.
	FileLogger	Extends the ConsoleLogger to log messages to a file rather than the console window.
	Import	Represents a single Import element in an MSBuild project.
	ImportCollection	Represents a collection of all Import elements in a project.
	InternalLoggerException	This exception is used to wrap an unhandled exception from a logger.
	InvalidProjectFileException	This exception is thrown whenever there is a problem with the user's XML project file. The problem might be semantic or syntactical. If the problem is in the syntax, it can typically be caught by XSD validation.
	Project	Represents a project that can be built using MSBuild.
	Target	Represents a single Target element in an MSBuild project.
	TargetCollection	Represents a collection of all Target elements in a project.
	UsingTask	Represents a single UsingTask element in an MSBuild project.
	UsingTaskCollection	Represents a collection of all UsingTask elements in a project.
	Utilities	Contains utility methods used by MSBuild. This class cannot be inherited.

 Delegates

	Delegate	Description
	ColorResetter	Defines the type of delegate used to reset the console color.
	ColorSetter	Defines the type of delegate used to set the console color.
	WriteHandler	Represents the method that writes strings to a certain location, such as the console window or a window in an integrated development environment.

 Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	BuildSettings	Specifies the settings for a build.
	PropertyPosition	Specifies constants that define the location in the project to insert a property.