DotNetAliases.

DotNetNuGetWhy(ICakeContext, string) Method

Summary

Shows why a package is in the restore graph.
Namespace
Cake.Common.Tools.DotNet
Containing Type
DotNetAliases

Syntax

[CakeMethodAlias]
[CakeAliasCategory("NuGet")]
[CakeNamespaceImport("Cake.Common.Tools.DotNet.NuGet.Why")]
public static DotNetNuGetWhyResult DotNetNuGetWhy(this ICakeContext context, string package)

Examples

var result = DotNetNuGetWhy("Newtonsoft.Json");
foreach (var project in result.Projects)
{
    foreach (var graph in project.Graphs)
    {
        Information(graph.Framework);
    }
}

Attributes

Type Description
CakeMethodAliasAttribute An attribute used to mark script method aliases.
CakeAliasCategoryAttribute An attribute used for documentation of alias methods/properties.
CakeNamespaceImportAttribute An attribute used to hint Cake about additional namespaces that need to be imported for an alias to work. This attribute can mark an extension method, the extension method class, or the assembly to provide a global set of imports.

Parameters

Name Type Description
context ICakeContext The context.
package string The package identifier.

Return Value

Type Description
DotNetNuGetWhyResult The parsed dependency graphs.