TaskItem.GetMetadata Method

Retrieves the specified metadata on the item.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetMetadata ( _
    metadataName As String _
) As String

public string GetMetadata(
    string metadataName
)

public:
virtual String^ GetMetadata(
    String^ metadataName
) sealed

abstract GetMetadata : 
        metadataName:string -> string  
override GetMetadata : 
        metadataName:string -> string

public final function GetMetadata(
    metadataName : String
) : String

Parameters

• metadataName
  Type: System.String

  The name of the metadata to retrieve.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String that represents the metadata value.

Implements

ITaskItem.GetMetadata(String)

.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

TaskItem Class

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace