ProjectItemInstance.GetMetadata(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Build.Execution

Assembly:: Microsoft.Build.dll

Package:: Microsoft.Build v15.9.20

Package:: Microsoft.Build v16.11.0

Package:: Microsoft.Build v17.9.5

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Get any metadata in the item that has the specified name, otherwise returns null. Includes any metadata inherited from item definitions. Includes any built-in metadata.

public:
 virtual Microsoft::Build::Execution::ProjectMetadataInstance ^ GetMetadata(System::String ^ name);

public Microsoft.Build.Execution.ProjectMetadataInstance GetMetadata (string name);

abstract member GetMetadata : string -> Microsoft.Build.Execution.ProjectMetadataInstance
override this.GetMetadata : string -> Microsoft.Build.Execution.ProjectMetadataInstance

Public Function GetMetadata (name As String) As ProjectMetadataInstance

Parameters

name: String

The name of the metadata.

Returns

ProjectMetadataInstance

The metadata with the given name, or null if no metadata exists with that name.

Remarks

Does not include any built-in metadata.

Applies to