---
title: "MetadataDictionary.GetItemString Method "
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/M_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_MetadataDictionary_GetItemString_1_d02429b3.htm
product: "Graphics Mill"
---

# MetadataDictionary.GetItemString Method 
 
Returns a string representation of the element with the specified key.
 
**Namespace:** [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)
 **Assembly:** Aurigma.GraphicsMill (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.dll)
 
## Syntax
  
```csharp
public string GetItemString(Object key
)
```
 
### Parameters
 
 - key
     - Type: System.Object
The Object to use as the key of the element to get. Typically it is a number that represents an EXIF/IPTC tag or Adobe resource block ID.
 
### Return Value
A string representation for the element with the specified key.
 
## Remarks
  
If the dictionary contains several elements with a given key, this method returns all these values concatenated into the single string separated by a whitespace.
   
## See Also

### Reference

- [MetadataDictionary Class](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/T_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs_MetadataDictionary.htm.md)
- [Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs Namespace](https://www.graphicsmill.com/docs/gm/N_Aurigma_GraphicsMill_Codecs.htm.md)