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BuildItem.MetadataNames Property

Gets the names of metadata on the item, including pre-defined or reserved item-spec modifiers.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Engine (in Microsoft.Build.Engine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property MetadataNames As ICollection
public ICollection MetadataNames { get; }
public:
property ICollection^ MetadataNames {
    ICollection^ get ();
}
member MetadataNames : ICollection with get
function get MetadataNames () : ICollection

Property Value

Type: System.Collections.ICollection
An ICollection containing name strings of all metadata on the item.

Remarks

The value returned by MetadataNames includes the names of all metadata, including user-defined and custom attributes.

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See Also

Reference

BuildItem Class

Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine Namespace