ProjectItemInstance.GetMetadataValue(String) Method

Definition

Get the value of a metadata on this item, or String.Empty if it does not exist or has no value. Includes any metadata inherited from item definitions and any built-in metadata. To determine whether a piece of metadata is actually present but with an empty value, use HasMetadata.

public:
 virtual System::String ^ GetMetadataValue(System::String ^ name);
public string GetMetadataValue (string name);
abstract member GetMetadataValue : string -> string
override this.GetMetadataValue : string -> string
Public Function GetMetadataValue (name As String) As String

Parameters

name
String

The name of the metadata.

Returns

The value of the metadata with the given name, including metadata inherited from item definitions, or an empty string if no metadata exists with that name.

Remarks

Includes built-in metadata.

To determine whether a piece of metadata is actually present but with an empty value, use HasMetadata.

Applies to