ProjectItemInstance.GetMetadataValue(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Build.Execution

Assembly:: Microsoft.Build.dll

Package:: Microsoft.Build v15.9.20

Package:: Microsoft.Build v16.11.0

Package:: Microsoft.Build v17.11.4

Source:: ProjectItemInstance.cs

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Get the value of a metadata on this item, or String.Empty if it does not exist or has no value. Includes any metadata inherited from item definitions and any built-in metadata. To determine whether a piece of metadata is actually present but with an empty value, use HasMetadata.

public:
 virtual System::String ^ GetMetadataValue(System::String ^ name);

public string GetMetadataValue (string name);

abstract member GetMetadataValue : string -> string
override this.GetMetadataValue : string -> string

Public Function GetMetadataValue (name As String) As String

Parameters

name: String

The name of the metadata.

Returns

String

The value of the metadata with the given name, including metadata inherited from item definitions, or an empty string if no metadata exists with that name.

Remarks

Includes built-in metadata.

To determine whether a piece of metadata is actually present but with an empty value, use HasMetadata.

Applies to

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