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ProjectItemGroupElement.AddItem Method (String, String, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<String, String>>)

Adds a new item with metadata to the item group. Items are ordered first by item element name, and then by the Include attribute.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddItem ( _
    itemType As String, _
    include As String, _
    metadata As IEnumerable(Of KeyValuePair(Of String, String)) _
) As ProjectItemElement
public ProjectItemElement AddItem(
    string itemType,
    string include,
    IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> metadata
)
public:
ProjectItemElement^ AddItem(
    String^ itemType, 
    String^ include, 
    IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<String^, String^>>^ metadata
)
member AddItem : 
        itemType:string * 
        include:string * 
        metadata:IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> -> ProjectItemElement
public function AddItem(
    itemType : String, 
    include : String, 
    metadata : IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<String, String>>
) : ProjectItemElement

Parameters

  • itemType
    Type: System.String

    Item element name of the item to be added.

  • include
    Type: System.String

    Include attribute of the item to be added.

  • metadata
    Type: IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<String, String>>

    Metadata to be added.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectItemElement
Returns the new item element.

Remarks

The Metadata parameter may be null, which indicates no metadata is present.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ProjectItemGroupElement Class

AddItem Overload

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace