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EdmTypeSemantics.AsBinary Method

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

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

Syntax

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

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

Parameters

Return Value

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