# PipelineStepExtensions

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.md)
- Version: `13.3.0`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting.Pipelines`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/bd20f904cde09ecb9c9ae5116a6f13614bf2d7c2/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.