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ProjectItemElement.KeepMetadata Property

Gets or sets the KeepMetadata attribute value.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property KeepMetadata As String
public string KeepMetadata { get; set; }
public:
property String^ KeepMetadata {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
member KeepMetadata : string with get, set
function get KeepMetadata () : String 
function set KeepMetadata (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
Returns the value of the KeepMetadata attribute or returns an empty string if it is not present.

Remarks

Removes the attribute if the value to set is empty or null.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ProjectItemElement Class

Microsoft.Build.Construction Namespace