/// <summary>
/// Sets a new metadata value on the ItemDefinition.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>Unevaluated value is assumed to be escaped as necessary</remarks>
public ProjectMetadata SetMetadataValue(string name, string unevaluatedValue)
{
if (Link != null)
{
return(Link.SetMetadataValue(name, unevaluatedValue));
}
XmlUtilities.VerifyThrowArgumentValidElementName(name);
ErrorUtilities.VerifyThrowArgument(!FileUtilities.ItemSpecModifiers.IsItemSpecModifier(name), "ItemSpecModifierCannotBeCustomMetadata", name);
ErrorUtilities.VerifyThrowInvalidOperation(!XMakeElements.ReservedItemNames.Contains(name), "CannotModifyReservedItemMetadata", name);
ProjectMetadata metadatum;
if (_metadata != null)
{
metadatum = _metadata[name];
if (metadatum != null)
{
Project.VerifyThrowInvalidOperationNotImported(metadatum.Xml.ContainingProject);
metadatum.UnevaluatedValue = unevaluatedValue;
return(metadatum);
}
}
// We can't use the item definition that this object came from as a root, as it doesn't map directly
// to a single XML element. Instead, add a new one to the project. Best we can do.
ProjectItemDefinitionElement itemDefinition = _project.Xml.AddItemDefinition(_itemType);
ProjectMetadataElement metadatumXml = itemDefinition.AddMetadata(name, unevaluatedValue);
_metadata = _metadata ?? new PropertyDictionary <ProjectMetadata>();
string evaluatedValueEscaped = _project.ExpandMetadataValueBestEffortLeaveEscaped(this, unevaluatedValue, metadatumXml.Location);
metadatum = new ProjectMetadata(this, metadatumXml, evaluatedValueEscaped, null /* predecessor unknown */);
_metadata.Set(metadatum);
return(metadatum);
}
