ProjectItemDefinitionElement.AddMetadata Method

Adds metadata to this item definition. Appends the metadata to any existing metadata.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddMetadata ( _
    name As String, _
    unevaluatedValue As String _
) As ProjectMetadataElement

public ProjectMetadataElement AddMetadata(
    string name,
    string unevaluatedValue
)

public:
ProjectMetadataElement^ AddMetadata(
    String^ name, 
    String^ unevaluatedValue
)

member AddMetadata : 
        name:string * 
        unevaluatedValue:string -> ProjectMetadataElement

public function AddMetadata(
    name : String, 
    unevaluatedValue : String
) : ProjectMetadataElement

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  Name of the metadata.

• unevaluatedValue
  Type: System.String

  Metadata to be added.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Construction.ProjectMetadataElement
Returns the modified metadata.

.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

ProjectItemDefinitionElement Class

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace