ProjectItemDefinition.SetMetadataValue Method

Sets the value of the given metadata in the item definition.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function SetMetadataValue ( _
    name As String, _
    unevaluatedValue As String _
) As ProjectMetadata

public ProjectMetadata SetMetadataValue(
    string name,
    string unevaluatedValue
)

public:
ProjectMetadata^ SetMetadataValue(
    String^ name, 
    String^ unevaluatedValue
)

member SetMetadataValue : 
        name:string * 
        unevaluatedValue:string -> ProjectMetadata

public function SetMetadataValue(
    name : String, 
    unevaluatedValue : String
) : ProjectMetadata

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the metadata to set.

• unevaluatedValue
  Type: System.String

  The new unevaluated value of the metadata.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata
Returns the metadata with the given name.

Remarks

The unevaluated value is assumed to contain character escape sequences as needed.

.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

ProjectItemDefinition Class

Microsoft.Build.Evaluation Namespace