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ProjectItemInstance.ITaskItem.CopyMetadataTo Method

ITaskItem implementation. Copies the custom metadata entries to another item.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Private Sub CopyMetadataTo ( _
    destinationItem As ITaskItem _
) Implements ITaskItem.CopyMetadataTo
void ITaskItem.CopyMetadataTo(
    ITaskItem destinationItem
)
private:
virtual void CopyMetadataTo(
    ITaskItem^ destinationItem
) sealed = ITaskItem::CopyMetadataTo
private abstract CopyMetadataTo : 
        destinationItem:ITaskItem -> unit  
private override CopyMetadataTo : 
        destinationItem:ITaskItem -> unit
JScript does not support explicit interface implementations.

Parameters

Implements

ITaskItem.CopyMetadataTo(ITaskItem)

Remarks

Follow the guidelines below when implementing this method.

  • Do not overwrite the ItemSpec property.

  • Do not overwrite existing metadata entries.

  • Do not copy metadata entries that do not make sense on the destination item.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectItemInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace