TaskItem.SetMetadata Method

Sets or modifies the value of 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 Sub SetMetadata ( _
    metadataName As String, _
    metadataValue As String _
)

public void SetMetadata(
    string metadataName,
    string metadataValue
)

public:
virtual void SetMetadata(
    String^ metadataName, 
    String^ metadataValue
) sealed

abstract SetMetadata : 
        metadataName:string * 
        metadataValue:string -> unit  
override SetMetadata : 
        metadataName:string * 
        metadataValue:string -> unit

public final function SetMetadata(
    metadataName : String, 
    metadataValue : String
)

Parameters

• metadataName
  Type: System.String

  The name of metadata to set or modify.

• metadataValue
  Type: System.String

  The new value of metadata.

Implements

ITaskItem.SetMetadata(String, 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