Get any metadata in the item definition with the given name.
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Namespace: Microsoft.Build.Evaluation
Assembly: Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetMetadata ( _
name As String _
) As ProjectMetadata
public ProjectMetadata GetMetadata(
string name
)
public:
virtual ProjectMetadata^ GetMetadata(
String^ name
) sealed
abstract GetMetadata :
name:string -> ProjectMetadata
override GetMetadata :
name:string -> ProjectMetadata
public final function GetMetadata(
name : String
) : ProjectMetadata
Parameters
name
Type: System.StringThe name of the metadata to retrieve.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata
Get any metadata in the item definition with the given name. Returns null if no metadata exists with that name.
.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.