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ITaskItem.GetMetadata Method

Gets the value of the specified metadata entry.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetMetadata ( _
    metadataName As String _
) As String
string GetMetadata(
    string metadataName
)
String^ GetMetadata(
    String^ metadataName
)
abstract GetMetadata : 
        metadataName:string -> string
function GetMetadata(
    metadataName : String
) : String

Parameters

  • metadataName
    Type: System.String

    The name of the metadata entry.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The value of the attributeName metadata.

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See Also

Reference

ITaskItem Interface

Microsoft.Build.Framework Namespace