ITaskItem2.GetMetadataValueEscaped Method

Allows the values of metadata on the item to be queried.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetMetadataValueEscaped ( _
    metadataName As String _
) As String

string GetMetadataValueEscaped(
    string metadataName
)

String^ GetMetadataValueEscaped(
    String^ metadataName
)

abstract GetMetadataValueEscaped : 
        metadataName:string -> string

function GetMetadataValueEscaped(
    metadataName : String
) : String

Parameters

• metadataName
  Type: System.String

  The metadata to be queried.

Return Value

Type: System.String
Returns the escaped metadata value.

Remarks

Taking the opportunity to fix the property name, although this doesn't make it obvious it's an improvement on GetMetadata.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

ITaskItem2 Interface

Microsoft.Build.Framework Namespace