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ProjectItemInstance.ITaskItem.GetMetadata Method

ITaskItem implementation. Gets the value of the specified metadata entry.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Private Function GetMetadata ( _
    metadataName As String _
) As String Implements ITaskItem.GetMetadata
string ITaskItem.GetMetadata(
    string metadataName
)
private:
virtual String^ GetMetadata(
    String^ metadataName
) sealed = ITaskItem::GetMetadata
private abstract GetMetadata : 
        metadataName:string -> string  
private override GetMetadata : 
        metadataName:string -> string
JScript does not support explicit interface implementations.

Parameters

  • metadataName
    Type: System.String

    The name of the metadata entry.

Return Value

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

Implements

ITaskItem.GetMetadata(String)

Remarks

Should not return null if metadata is not present.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ProjectItemInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace