From dafcc8b9ad31ecea38d172fe7d4d0a4c6968ad67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Groom <OSSYoshiRulz+GitHub@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 23:09:04 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Updated C# and .NET docs supplement (markdown)

---
 C#-and-.NET-docs-supplement.md | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/C#-and-.NET-docs-supplement.md b/C#-and-.NET-docs-supplement.md
index f51b74d..26216b0 100644
--- a/C#-and-.NET-docs-supplement.md
+++ b/C#-and-.NET-docs-supplement.md
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ You can only have 1 `default` branch, but `case _ when ...:` doesn't work. Howev
 
 On (older versions of?) VS, `Condition` is ignored if placed on a property/item. Create a new `<PropertyGroup/>`/`<ItemGroup/>`.
 
+## MSBuild project evaluation (without build)
+
+[`dotnet publish --getProperty`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/evaluate-items-and-properties#use-command-line-options-to-output-values)
+
+Example:
+```
+$> dotnet publish --getProperty:IsTargetingNetFramework src/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BizHawk.Emulation.Common.csproj 
+False
+$> dotnet publish --getProperty:IsTargetingNetFramework src/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls.csproj 
+True
+```
+
 ## MSBuild path properties
 
 Always use `$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)` rather than `$(ProjectDir)` (note that the former doesn't include a trailing slash), because when `<Import/>`ing a `.props` file, `$(ProjectDir)` is unset. <!-- TODO only during property evaluation? -->