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## Application.setMetadata() method

Set application metadata. `@loopback/boot` calls this method to populate the metadata from `package.json`<!-- -->.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
setMetadata(metadata: ApplicationMetadata): void;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  metadata | <code>ApplicationMetadata</code> | Application metadata |

<b>Returns:</b>

`void`