how to replace string in file using msbuild?

Question

I want to replace a string such \"how r u\" in file test.xml with a string \"i am fine\" in another file xy.xml.using regular expression in ms build.

ie i have to r

Answer 1

There is very simple approach to just replace string in a file:

  
      
          c:\input.txt
          c:\output.txt
      
      
  

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/property-functions?view=vs-2019 to explore inlinable C# code. [System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex] included into the list.