ISfcMetadataProvider.GetMetadataProvider Method

Returns the root instance of the metadata provider. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.Metadata
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetMetadataProvider As SfcMetadataDiscovery
'Usage
Dim instance As ISfcMetadataProvider 
Dim returnValue As SfcMetadataDiscovery 

returnValue = instance.GetMetadataProvider()

SfcMetadataDiscovery GetMetadataProvider()

SfcMetadataDiscovery^ GetMetadataProvider()

abstract GetMetadataProvider : unit -> SfcMetadataDiscovery

function GetMetadataProvider() : SfcMetadataDiscovery

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.Metadata.SfcMetadataDiscovery
An SfcMetadataDiscovery object that identifies the metadata provider.

Remarks

Each domain can implement its own provider. This method will return the domain's implementation of the metadata provider.

See Also

Reference

ISfcMetadataProvider Interface

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.Metadata Namespace