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ProjectItemInstance.ITaskItem2.SetMetadataValueLiteral Method

ITaskItem2 implementation. Allows a piece of custom metadata to be set on the item. Assumes that the value passed in is unescaped, and escapes the value as necessary in order to maintain its value.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Private Sub SetMetadataValueLiteral ( _
    metadataName As String, _
    metadataValue As String _
) Implements ITaskItem2.SetMetadataValueLiteral
void ITaskItem2.SetMetadataValueLiteral(
    string metadataName,
    string metadataValue
)
private:
virtual void SetMetadataValueLiteral(
    String^ metadataName, 
    String^ metadataValue
) sealed = ITaskItem2::SetMetadataValueLiteral
private abstract SetMetadataValueLiteral : 
        metadataName:string * 
        metadataValue:string -> unit  
private override SetMetadataValueLiteral : 
        metadataName:string * 
        metadataValue:string -> unit
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Parameters

Implements

ITaskItem2.SetMetadataValueLiteral(String, String)

Remarks

Taking the opportunity to fix the property name, although this doesn't make it obvious it's an improvement on SetMetadata.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectItemInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace