I never remember how to do this, so here’s a refresher. In MSBuild you can easily define a list with properties and iterate over it.
<Project DefaultTargets="all" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" >
<ItemGroup>
<Squirrel Include="Bob">
<Color>green</Color>
<Teeth>white</Teeth>
</Squirrel>
<Squirrel Include="Marc">
<Color>orange</Color>
<Teeth>yellow</Teeth>
</Squirrel>
</ItemGroup>
<Target Name="ShowSquirrels" Inputs="@Squirrel" Outputs="%(Squirrel.Identity)">
<Message Text="%(Squirrel.Identity) is an %(Squirrel.Color) squirrel with %(Squirrel.Teeth) teeth" />
</Target>
</Project>Run the sample above with msbuild test.proj /t:ShowSquirrels.