# VisualStudioSolution

API Documentation: | `VisualStudioSolution`

Note: This class is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

A visual studio solution, representing one or more native binaries in a build.

The content and location of the generate solution file can be modified by the supplied methods:

    plugins {
        id 'visual-studio'
    }

    model {
        visualStudio {
            solution {
                solutionFile.location = "vs/${name}.sln"
                solutionFile.withContent { TextProvider content ->
                    content.asBuilder().insert(0, "# GENERATED FILE: DO NOT EDIT\n")
                    content.text = content.text.replaceAll("HideSolutionNode = FALSE", "HideSolutionNode = TRUE")
                }
            }
        }
    }

### Properties

Property | Description
`buildDependencies` | Returns a dependency which contains the tasks which build this artifact. All `Buildable` implementations must ensure that the returned dependency object is live, so that it tracks changes to the dependencies of this buildable.
`solutionFile` | Incubating Configuration for the generated solution file.

### Methods

No methods

### Script blocks

No script blocks

### Property details

#### `TaskDependency` `buildDependencies` (read-only)

Returns a dependency which contains the tasks which build this artifact. All `Buildable` implementations must ensure that the returned dependency object is live, so that it tracks changes to the dependencies of this buildable.

#### `TextConfigFile` `solutionFile` (read-only)

Note: This property is incubating and may change in a future version of Gradle.

Configuration for the generated solution file.