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 # getMetadata

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

public [getMetadata](get-metadata.md)(name: [String](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html)): [Variant](../-variant/index.md)

Get a metadata value.

#### Return

the the value, or null if the value is not set or of an unrecognized type

#### Parameters

namethe metadata value's name