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diff --git a/Help/command/get_target_property.rst b/Help/command/get_target_property.rst index 8c6dcb1..1554a85 100644 --- a/Help/command/get_target_property.rst +++ b/Help/command/get_target_property.rst @@ -5,16 +5,14 @@ Get a property from a target. .. code-block:: cmake - get_target_property(<VAR> target property) + get_target_property(<variable> <target> <property>) -Get a property from a target. The value of the property is stored in -the variable ``<VAR>``. If the target property is not found, the behavior -depends on whether it has been defined to be an ``INHERITED`` property -or not (see :command:`define_property`). Non-inherited properties will -set ``<VAR>`` to ``<VAR>-NOTFOUND``, whereas inherited properties will search -the relevant parent scope as described for the :command:`define_property` -command and if still unable to find the property, ``<VAR>`` will be set to -an empty string. +Get a property from a target. The value of the property is stored in the +specified ``<variable>``. If the target property is not found, ``<variable>`` +will be set to ``<variable>-NOTFOUND``. If the target property was defined to +be an ``INHERITED`` property (see :command:`define_property`), the search will +include the relevant parent scopes, as described for the +:command:`define_property` command. Use :command:`set_target_properties` to set target property values. Properties are usually used to control how a target is built, but some |