The following table describes the metadata assigned to every item upon creation. In each example, the following item declaration was used to include the file C:\MyProject\Source\Program.cs in the project.
<ItemGroup> <MyItem Include="Source\Program.cs" /> </ItemGroup>
Item Metadata
Description
%(FullPath)
Contains the full path of the item. For example:
C:\MyProject\Source\Program.cs
%(RootDir)
Contains the root directory of the item. For example:
C:\
%(Filename)
Contains the file name of the item, without the extension. For example:
Program
%(Extension)
Contains the file name extension of the item. For example:
.cs
%(RelativeDir)
Contains the path specified in the Include attribute, up to the final backslash (\). For example:
Source\
%(Directory)
Contains the directory of the item, without the root directory. For example:
MyProject\Source\
%(RecursiveDir)
If the Include attribute contains the wildcard **, this metadata specifies the part of the path that replaces the wildcard. For more information on wildcards, see How to: Use Wildcards to Build All Files in a Directory.
If the folder C:\MySolution\MyProject\Source\ contains the file Program.cs, and if the project file contains this item:
<ItemGroup>
<MyItem Include="C:\**\Program.cs" />
</ItemGroup>
then the value of %(MyItem.RecursiveDir) would be MySolution\MyProject\Source\.
%(Identity)
The item specified in the Include attribute.. For example:
Source\Program.cs
%(ModifiedTime)
Contains the timestamp from the last time the item was modified. For example:
2004-07-01 00:21:31.5073316
%(CreatedTime)
Contains the timestamp from when the item was created. For example:
2004-06-25 09:26:45.8237425
%(AccessedTime)
Contains the timestamp from the last time the time was accessed.
2004-08-14 16:52:36.3168743