What is the difference between 'DependsOnTargets' and 'AfterTargets'?

Question

What is the difference between DependsOnTargets and AfterTargets? I can not distinguish these two.

Answer 1

DependsOnTarget

Let's assume that you have two tasks:

1. Build Project
2. Copy all content.

You can start your build by executing task 2 and then in the task declaration define its dependencies. So if you define that task 2 depends on task 1, the build process will start and execute task 1 and then 2.

AfterTargets

Much simpler: it means only tasks which are execute after other targets. So taking the example from above - after Task 1 - build project execute task 2.

I hope this helps