# C1.Util.DX.WIC.MetadataQueryWriter.SetMetadataByName

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_WIC_MetadataQueryWriter_SetMetadataByName_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.WIC.MetadataQueryWriter.SetMetadataByName*">SetMetadataByName Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_WIC_MetadataQueryWriter_SetMetadataByName_System_String_System_Object_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.WIC.MetadataQueryWriter.SetMetadataByName(System.String,System.Object)">SetMetadataByName(string, object)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Sets the value for a metadata name</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void SetMetadataByName(string name, object value)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub SetMetadataByName(name As String, value 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 of the metadata.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">value</span></td>
      <td><p>The value.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_WIC_MetadataQueryWriter_SetMetadataByName_System_String_System_IntPtr_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.WIC.MetadataQueryWriter.SetMetadataByName(System.String,System.IntPtr)">SetMetadataByName(string, IntPtr)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>HRESULT IWICMetadataQueryWriter::SetMetadataByName([In] const wchar_t* wzName,[In] const void* pvarValue)</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void SetMetadataByName(string name, IntPtr varValueRef)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub SetMetadataByName(name As String, varValueRef As IntPtr)</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">IntPtr</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">varValueRef</span></td>
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