TaskItem::CopyMetadataTo Method (ITaskItem^)

 

Copies the item-specification metadata to the specified destination task item.

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Namespace:   Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)

public:
virtual void CopyMetadataTo(
	ITaskItem^ destinationItem
) sealed

Parameters

destinationItem
Type: Microsoft.Build.Framework::ITaskItem^

The item that this method will copy metadata to.

If the metadata already exists on the destination item, then it is not overwritten. The original metadata value supersedes the copied metadata value.

This method does not copy the item specification to the destination task item.

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