EdmTypeSemantics.IsOrInheritsFrom Method
Determines whether a type is equivalent to or derived from another type.
Namespace: Microsoft.Data.Edm
Assembly: Microsoft.Data.Edm (in Microsoft.Data.Edm.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function IsOrInheritsFrom ( _
thisType As IEdmType, _
otherType As IEdmType _
) As Boolean
'Usage
Dim thisType As IEdmType
Dim otherType As IEdmType
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = thisType.IsOrInheritsFrom(otherType)
public static bool IsOrInheritsFrom(
this IEdmType thisType,
IEdmType otherType
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static bool IsOrInheritsFrom(
IEdmType^ thisType,
IEdmType^ otherType
)
static member IsOrInheritsFrom :
thisType:IEdmType *
otherType:IEdmType -> bool
public static function IsOrInheritsFrom(
thisType : IEdmType,
otherType : IEdmType
) : boolean
Parameters
- thisType
Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmType
The type to be tested for equivalence to or derivation from the other type.
- otherType
Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmType
The type that is the other type.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if and only if the thisType parameter is equivalent to or inherits from otherType parameter; otherwise, false.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEdmType. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384936(v=vs.103) or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.103).