# C1.Util.DX.WIC.MetadataQueryReader.GetMetadataByName

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_WIC_MetadataQueryReader_GetMetadataByName_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.WIC.MetadataQueryReader.GetMetadataByName*">GetMetadataByName Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_WIC_MetadataQueryReader_GetMetadataByName_System_String_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.WIC.MetadataQueryReader.GetMetadataByName(System.String)">GetMetadataByName(string)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the metadata value by name.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public object GetMetadataByName(string name)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetMetadataByName(name As String) As Object</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">name</span></td>
      <td><p>The name.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><p>Value of the metadata</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_WIC_MetadataQueryReader_GetMetadataByName_System_String_System_IntPtr_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.WIC.MetadataQueryReader.GetMetadataByName(System.String,System.IntPtr)">GetMetadataByName(string, nint)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>HRESULT IWICMetadataQueryReader::GetMetadataByName([In] const wchar_t* wzName,[In] void* pvarValue)</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public HResult GetMetadataByName(string name, nint varValueRef)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetMetadataByName(name As String, varValueRef As IntPtr) As HResult</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">name</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">nint</a></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Util.DX.HResult.html">HResult</a></td>
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