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ProjectItemInstance.HasMetadata Method

Determines whether the metadata with the given name is defined on this item (even if its value is empty string).

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function HasMetadata ( _
    name As String _
) As Boolean
public bool HasMetadata(
    string name
)
public:
bool HasMetadata(
    String^ name
)
member HasMetadata : 
        name:string -> bool
public function HasMetadata(
    name : String
) : boolean

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
Returns true if the metadata with the given name is defined on this item (even if its value is empty string); false otherwise.

Remarks

This searches built-in metadata and metadata from item definitions, because this method is used for batching, where it doesn't matter where the metadata originated.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectItemInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace