ITaskItem.CloneCustomMetadata Method

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.Build.Framework
Assembly:
Microsoft.Build.Framework.dll
Package:
Microsoft.Build.Framework v15.9.20
Package:
Microsoft.Build.Framework v16.11.0
Package:
Microsoft.Build.Framework v17.9.5

Get the collection of custom metadata. This does not include built-in metadata.

public:
 System::Collections::IDictionary ^ CloneCustomMetadata();
public System.Collections.IDictionary CloneCustomMetadata ();
abstract member CloneCustomMetadata : unit -> System.Collections.IDictionary
Public Function CloneCustomMetadata () As IDictionary

Returns

IDictionary

Dictionary of cloned metadata

Remarks

RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR METHOD IMPLEMENTATIONS: 1) this method should return a clone of the metadata 2) writing to this dictionary should not be reflected in the underlying item.

Applies to