ITaskItem implementation. Gets the value of the specified metadata entry.
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Namespace: Microsoft.Build.Execution
Assembly: Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Private Function GetMetadata ( _
metadataName As String _
) As String Implements ITaskItem.GetMetadata
string ITaskItem.GetMetadata(
string metadataName
)
private:
virtual String^ GetMetadata(
String^ metadataName
) sealed = ITaskItem::GetMetadata
private abstract GetMetadata :
metadataName:string -> string
private override GetMetadata :
metadataName:string -> string
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Parameters
metadataName
Type: System.StringThe name of the metadata entry.
Return Value
Type: System.String
The value of the attributeName metadata.
Implements
Remarks
Should not return null if metadata is not present.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.