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EdmTypeSemantics.AsCollection Method

Returns a valid collection type reference to the type definition if this reference is of a collection type. Otherwise, it will return a bad collection type reference.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Data.Edm
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Edm (in Microsoft.Data.Edm.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function AsCollection ( _
    type As IEdmTypeReference _
) As IEdmCollectionTypeReference
'Usage
Dim type As IEdmTypeReference 
Dim returnValue As IEdmCollectionTypeReference 

returnValue = type.AsCollection()
public static IEdmCollectionTypeReference AsCollection(
    this IEdmTypeReference type
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static IEdmCollectionTypeReference^ AsCollection(
    IEdmTypeReference^ type
)
static member AsCollection : 
        type:IEdmTypeReference -> IEdmCollectionTypeReference
public static function AsCollection(
    type : IEdmTypeReference
) : IEdmCollectionTypeReference

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmCollectionTypeReference
A valid collection type reference if the definition of the reference is of a collection type. Otherwise a bad collection type reference.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEdmTypeReference. 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).

See Also

Reference

EdmTypeSemantics Class

Microsoft.Data.Edm Namespace