# PipelineStepExtensions

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting.Pipelines`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/a3766e994fd2cba86c8ac60b8a80268cab7e6383/src/Aspire.Hosting/Pipelines/PipelineStepExtensions.cs)

Extension methods for pipeline steps.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting.Pipelines;

public static class PipelineStepExtensions
{
    // ...
}
```

## Methods

- [DependsOn(IEnumerable<PipelineStep>, PipelineStep?)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestepextensions/methods.md#dependson-ienumerable-pipelinestep-pipelinestep) : [IEnumerable<PipelineStep>](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestep.md) `extension` `ats ignored` -- Makes each step in the collection depend on the specified step.
- [DependsOn(IEnumerable<PipelineStep>, string)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestepextensions/methods.md#dependson-ienumerable-pipelinestep-string) : [IEnumerable<PipelineStep>](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestep.md) `extension` `ats ignored` -- Makes each step in the collection depend on the specified step name.
- [DependsOn(IEnumerable<PipelineStep>, IEnumerable<PipelineStep>)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestepextensions/methods.md#dependson-ienumerable-pipelinestep-ienumerable-pipelinestep) : [IEnumerable<PipelineStep>](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestep.md) `extension` `ats ignored` -- Makes each step in the collection depend on the specified target steps.
- [RequiredBy(IEnumerable<PipelineStep>, PipelineStep?)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestepextensions/methods.md#requiredby-ienumerable-pipelinestep-pipelinestep) : [IEnumerable<PipelineStep>](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestep.md) `extension` `ats ignored` -- Specifies that each step in the collection is required by the specified step.
- [RequiredBy(IEnumerable<PipelineStep>, string)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestepextensions/methods.md#requiredby-ienumerable-pipelinestep-string) : [IEnumerable<PipelineStep>](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestep.md) `extension` `ats ignored` -- Specifies that each step in the collection is required by the specified step name.
- [RequiredBy(IEnumerable<PipelineStep>, IEnumerable<PipelineStep>)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestepextensions/methods.md#requiredby-ienumerable-pipelinestep-ienumerable-pipelinestep) : [IEnumerable<PipelineStep>](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting/pipelinestep.md) `extension` `ats ignored` -- Specifies that each step in the collection is required by the specified target steps.