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ProjectItem.Metadata Property

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.Build.Evaluation
Assembly:
Microsoft.Build.dll
Package:
Microsoft.Build v15.9.20
Package:
Microsoft.Build v16.11.0
Package:
Microsoft.Build v17.9.5

Metadata on the item, if any. Includes metadata specified by the definition, if any. If there is no metadata, returns an empty collection. Does not include built-in metadata, such as "FullPath". Get the values of built-in metadata using GetMetadataValue(String). This is a read-only collection. To modify the metadata, use SetMetadataValue(String, String).

public:
 property System::Collections::Generic::ICollection<Microsoft::Build::Evaluation::ProjectMetadata ^> ^ Metadata { System::Collections::Generic::ICollection<Microsoft::Build::Evaluation::ProjectMetadata ^> ^ get(); };
public System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata> Metadata { get; }
public System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata> Metadata { [System.Runtime.TargetedPatchingOptOut("Performance critical to inline this type of method across NGen image boundaries")] get; }
member this.Metadata : System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata>
[<get: System.Runtime.TargetedPatchingOptOut("Performance critical to inline this type of method across NGen image boundaries")>]
member this.Metadata : System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.ProjectMetadata>
Public ReadOnly Property Metadata As ICollection(Of ProjectMetadata)

Property Value

ICollection<ProjectMetadata>

All the metadata for this item, including metadata originating from item definitions.

Attributes
TargetedPatchingOptOutAttribute

Remarks

Does not include built-in metadata, such as "FullPath".

To add, remove, or change the values of built-in metadata, use GetMetadataValue and SetMetadataValue.

Applies to