ProjectItemDefinition.SetMetadataValue(String, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Build.Evaluation

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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Sets a new metadata value on the ItemDefinition.

public:
 Microsoft::Build::Evaluation::ProjectMetadata ^ SetMetadataValue(System::String ^ name, System::String ^ unevaluatedValue);

public Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata SetMetadataValue (string name, string unevaluatedValue);

member this.SetMetadataValue : string * string -> Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata

Public Function SetMetadataValue (name As String, unevaluatedValue As String) As ProjectMetadata

Parameters

name: String

The name of the metadata to set.

unevaluatedValue: String

The new unevaluated value of the metadata.

Returns

ProjectMetadata

The metadata with the given name.

Remarks

Unevaluated value is assumed to be escaped as necessary

Applies to