Share via


ProjectItemInstance.ITaskItem.CloneCustomMetadata Method

ITaskItem implementation. Gets the collection of custom metadata.

MSBuild is now included in Visual Studio instead of the .NET Framework. You can use MSBuild 12.0 side-by-side with versions previously deployed with the .NET Framework.For more information, see What's New in MSBuild 12.0.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Private Function CloneCustomMetadata As IDictionary 
    Implements ITaskItem.CloneCustomMetadata
IDictionary ITaskItem.CloneCustomMetadata()
private:
virtual IDictionary^ CloneCustomMetadata() sealed = ITaskItem::CloneCustomMetadata
private abstract CloneCustomMetadata : unit -> IDictionary  
private override CloneCustomMetadata : unit -> IDictionary
JScript does not support explicit interface implementations.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.IDictionary
The collection of custom metadata.

Implements

ITaskItem.CloneCustomMetadata()

Remarks

  • Does not include built-in metadata.

  • This method should return a clone of the metadata.

  • Writing to this dictionary should not be reflected in the underlying item.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ProjectItemInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace