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ProjectInstance.AddItem Method (String, String, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<String, String>>)

Adds an item with the given metadata to the project.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddItem ( _
    itemType As String, _
    evaluatedInclude As String, _
    metadata As IEnumerable(Of KeyValuePair(Of String, String)) _
) As ProjectItemInstance
public ProjectItemInstance AddItem(
    string itemType,
    string evaluatedInclude,
    IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> metadata
)
public:
ProjectItemInstance^ AddItem(
    String^ itemType, 
    String^ evaluatedInclude, 
    IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<String^, String^>>^ metadata
)
member AddItem : 
        itemType:string * 
        evaluatedInclude:string * 
        metadata:IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> -> ProjectItemInstance
public function AddItem(
    itemType : String, 
    evaluatedInclude : String, 
    metadata : IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<String, String>>
) : ProjectItemInstance

Parameters

  • itemType
    Type: System.String

    The item type of the item to be added.

  • evaluatedInclude
    Type: System.String

    The evaluated Include attribute of the item.

  • metadata
    Type: IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<String, String>>

    The metadata of the item.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Build.Execution.ProjectItemInstance
Return the new item.

Remarks

We don't take a ProjectItemInstance to make sure we don't have one that's already in use by another ProjectInstance.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectInstance Class

AddItem Overload

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace