VS_SETTINGS

Add arbitrary MSBuild item metadata to a file.

This property accepts a list of Key=Value pairs. The Visual Studio generator will add these key-value pairs as item metadata to the file. Generator expressions are supported.

For example:

set_property(SOURCE file.hlsl PROPERTY VS_SETTINGS "Key=Value" "Key2=Value2")

will set the file.hlsl item metadata as follows:

<FXCompile Include="source_path\file.hlsl">
  <Key>Value</Key>
  <Key2>Value2</Key2>
</FXCompile>

Together with VS_TOOL_OVERRIDE, this property can be used to configure items for custom MSBuild tasks.

Adding the metadata ExcludedFromBuild=true will exclude the file from the build.