How to call MSBuild from C#

Is there a better way to call MSBuild from C#/.NET than shelling out to the msbuild.exe? If yes, how?

From stackoverflow

• Yes, add a reference to Microsoft.Build.Engine and use the Engine class.

  PS: Take care to reference the right version. There are 2.0 and 3.5 assemblies and you'll have to make sure that everyone gets the right one.

• For a .NET 2.0-specific version, you can use the following:

  Engine engine = new Engine();
  engine.BinPath = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.System)
      + @"\..\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727";
  
  FileLogger logger = new FileLogger();
  logger.Parameters = @"logfile=C:\temp\test.msbuild.log";
  engine.RegisterLogger(logger);
  
  string[] tasks = new string[] { "MyTask" };
  BuildPropertyGroup props = new BuildPropertyGroup();
  props.SetProperty("parm1","hello Build!");
  
  try
  {
    // Call task MyTask with the parm1 property set
    bool success = engine.BuildProjectFile(@"C:\temp\test.msbuild",tasks,props);
  }
  catch (Exception ex)
  {
    // your error handler
  }
  finally
  {
   engine.UnregisterAllLoggers();
   engine.UnloadAllProjects();
  }