Change Target Framework Version in ASP.NET Core app

Question

Hi how can I change Target Framework Version in ASP.NET Core app in Visual Studio 2015 ?

I would like to target only "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.1".

My project.json frameworks section looks like:

  "frameworks": {
    "netcoreapp1.1": {
      "dependencies": {
        "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
          "type": "platform",
          "version": "1.1.0"
        }
      }
    }
  }

and my xproj file target .NET 4.5.2

TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>

Answer 1

Update for VS2017 is that you can edit your .csproj file and manually change <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion> to <TargetFrameworkVersion>netstandard1.6</TargetFrameworkVersion>.

More information about specifying different target frameworks and switching between them can be found here.