CMake/Help/command/get_directory_property.rst
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get_directory_property
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Get a property of ``DIRECTORY`` scope.
::
get_directory_property(<variable> [DIRECTORY <dir>] <prop-name>)
Store a property of directory scope in the named variable. If the
property is not defined the empty-string is returned. The ``DIRECTORY``
argument specifies another directory from which to retrieve the
property value. The specified directory must have already been
traversed by CMake.
::
get_directory_property(<variable> [DIRECTORY <dir>]
DEFINITION <var-name>)
Get a variable definition from a directory. This form is useful to
get a variable definition from another directory.
See also the more general :command:`get_property` command.