How to create a new source code branch using TFS API?

Question

I am trying to create a new branch using the API, and have used both PendBranch() and CreateBranch(). The problem with CreateBranch()

Answer 1

In TFS changeset comments are actually editable. Therefore you could try something like the following that makes use of the CreateBranch method introduced in VS2008/TFS2008 SP1:

public void CreateBranchWithComment(
    string serverUrl, 
    string sourcePath, 
    string targetPath, 
    string comment)
{
    TeamFoundationServer tfs = new TeamFoundationServer(serverUrl);
    VersionControlServer vcServer = 
        (VersionControlServer)tfs.GetService(typeof(VersionControlServer));

    int changesetId = vcServer.CreateBranch(
        sourcePath, 
        targetPath, 
        VersionSpec.Latest);

    Changeset changeset = vcServer.GetChangeset(changesetId);
    changeset.Comment = comment;
    changeset.Update();

}