Passing arguments to preLaunchTask in launch.json

[d0pare]

I am using launch.json to debug .Net Core Application in VS code.
Debugger configuration uses "preLaunchTask": "build" to build application before starting, but the problem is that I have several projects in my solution that I want to debug, so I have duplicated launch.json configurations for every single executable project in my solution. With this scenario build preLaunchTask is not working. I need to pass my project's directory to build task.

Is there anyway to pass arguments to preLaunchTask from launch.json?

[isidorn]

Yes, tasks in "preLaunchTask" are actually referencing tasks in tasks.json. Inside the tasks.json you can pass arguments to your task. More about configuring tasks can be found here

[d0pare]

Build task is unique I can't dublicate it in task.json passing different arguments. I need to define arguments in launch.json

[isidorn]

Forwarding to @dbaeumer to get his opinion what is recommended here

[dbaeumer]

@dopare I am not fully understanding why you can't have a build2 task having the additional argument.

@isidorn we could extend the task runner API so that you can pass additional arguments which a user specifies in launch.json. Not sure so if you want to do down that road.

[dbaeumer]

@isidorn please open a request if you want me to add the additional API.

[isidorn]

@dbaeumer I do not want to go down that road. I was just not fully sure if we support the scenario @dopare is requsting using a build2 task. Since you say we do I am closing this, since this request cant be done by adding an additional task in the tasks.json and referencing that task in preLaunchTask