VS_SETTINGS
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.. versionadded:: 3.18
Add arbitrary MSBuild item metadata to a file.
This property accepts a list of ``Key=Value`` pairs. The Visual Studio
generator will add these key-value pairs as item metadata to the file.
:manual:`Generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` are supported.
For example:
.. code-block:: cmake
set_property(SOURCE file.hlsl PROPERTY VS_SETTINGS "Key=Value" "Key2=Value2")
will set the ``file.hlsl`` item metadata as follows:
.. code-block:: xml
<FXCompile Include="source_path\file.hlsl">
<Key>Value</Key>
<Key2>Value2</Key2>
</FXCompile>
Together with :prop_sf:`VS_TOOL_OVERRIDE`, this property can be used to
configure items for custom MSBuild tasks.
Adding the metadata ``ExcludedFromBuild=true`` will exclude the file from
the build.
.. versionchanged:: 3.22
This property is honored for all source file types.
Previously, it only worked for source types unknown to CMake.
