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ProjectItemInstance.Metadata Property

Gets an enumerator over the evaluated metadata of the item. This is a read-only collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Metadata As IEnumerable(Of ProjectMetadataInstance)
public IEnumerable<ProjectMetadataInstance> Metadata { get; }
public:
property IEnumerable<ProjectMetadataInstance^>^ Metadata {
    IEnumerable<ProjectMetadataInstance^>^ get ();
}
member Metadata : IEnumerable<ProjectMetadataInstance> with get
function get Metadata () : IEnumerable<ProjectMetadataInstance>

Property Value

Type: IEnumerable<ProjectMetadataInstance>
Returns an enumerator over the evaluated metadata of the item.

Remarks

Does not include built-in metadata or metadata from item definitions.

To modify the metadata, use SetMetadata.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectItemInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace