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ProjectItemDefinition.GetMetadata Method

Get any metadata in the item definition with the given name.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Evaluation
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetMetadata ( _
    name As String _
) As ProjectMetadata
public ProjectMetadata GetMetadata(
    string name
)
public:
virtual ProjectMetadata^ GetMetadata(
    String^ name
) sealed
abstract GetMetadata : 
        name:string -> ProjectMetadata  
override GetMetadata : 
        name:string -> ProjectMetadata
public final function GetMetadata(
    name : String
) : ProjectMetadata

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata
Get any metadata in the item definition with the given name. Returns null if no metadata exists with that name.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectItemDefinition Class

Microsoft.Build.Evaluation Namespace