RetrieveEntityRequest Class
Applies To: Dynamics 365 (online), Dynamics 365 (on-premises), Dynamics CRM 2016, Dynamics CRM Online
Contains the data that is needed to retrieve entity metadata.
Namespace: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages
Assembly: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk (in Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll)
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.OrganizationRequest
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages.RetrieveEntityRequest
Syntax
[DataContractAttribute(Namespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")]
public sealed class RetrieveEntityRequest : OrganizationRequest
<DataContractAttribute(Namespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")>
Public NotInheritable Class RetrieveEntityRequest
Inherits OrganizationRequest
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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RetrieveEntityRequest() | Initializes a new instance of the RetrieveEntityRequest class. |
Properties
Name | Description | |
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EntityFilters | Gets or sets a filter to control how much data for the entity is retrieved. Required. |
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ExtensionData | Gets or sets the structure that contains extra data. Optional.(Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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Item[String] | Gets or sets the indexer for the Parameters collection.(Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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LogicalName | Gets or sets the logical name of the entity to be retrieved. Optional. |
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MetadataId | A unique identifier for the entity. Optional. |
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Parameters | Gets or sets the collection of parameters for the request. Required, but is supplied by derived classes.(Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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RequestId | Gets or sets the ID of an asynchronous operation (system job). Optional. (Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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RequestName | Gets or sets the name of the request. Required, but is supplied by derived classes.(Inherited from OrganizationRequest.) |
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RetrieveAsIfPublished | Gets or sets whether to retrieve the metadata that has not been published. Required. |
Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals(Object) | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode() | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType() | (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString() | (Inherited from Object.) |
Remarks
Message Availability
This message works regardless whether the caller is connected to the server or offline.
Usage
Pass an instance of this class to the Execute method, which returns an instance of RetrieveEntityResponse.
Privileges and Access Rights
To perform this action, the caller must have privileges listed in RetrieveEntity message privileges.
Notes for Callers
You can use either the LogicalName or the MetadataId to specify the entity you want to retrieve.
Examples
The following example shows how to use this message. For this sample to work correctly, you must be connected to the server to get an IOrganizationService interface. For the complete sample, see the link later in this topic.
RetrieveEntityRequest retrieveBankAccountEntityRequest = new RetrieveEntityRequest
{
EntityFilters = EntityFilters.Entity,
LogicalName = _customEntityName
};
RetrieveEntityResponse retrieveBankAccountEntityResponse = (RetrieveEntityResponse)_serviceProxy.Execute(retrieveBankAccountEntityRequest);
Dim retrieveBankAccountEntityRequest As RetrieveEntityRequest = New RetrieveEntityRequest With {
.EntityFilters = EntityFilters.Entity,
.LogicalName = _customEntityName
}
Dim retrieveBankAccountEntityResponse As RetrieveEntityResponse = CType(_serviceProxy.Execute(retrieveBankAccountEntityRequest), RetrieveEntityResponse)
Thread Safety
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Messages Namespace
Sample: Create and update entity metadata
Customize entity metadata
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