TaskItem.CopyMetadataTo Method

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)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub CopyMetadataTo ( _
    destinationItem As ITaskItem _
)

public void CopyMetadataTo(
    ITaskItem destinationItem
)

public:
virtual void CopyMetadataTo(
    ITaskItem^ destinationItem
) sealed

abstract CopyMetadataTo : 
        destinationItem:ITaskItem -> unit  
override CopyMetadataTo : 
        destinationItem:ITaskItem -> unit

public final function CopyMetadataTo(
    destinationItem : ITaskItem
)

Parameters

• destinationItem
  Type: Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITaskItem

  The item that this method will copy metadata to.

Implements

ITaskItem.CopyMetadataTo(ITaskItem)

Remarks

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.

.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.

See Also

Reference

TaskItem Class

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace