EdmTypeSemantics.AsString Method
Returns a valid string type reference to the type definition if this reference is of a string type. Otherwise, it will return a bad string type reference.
Namespace: Microsoft.Data.Edm
Assembly: Microsoft.Data.Edm (in Microsoft.Data.Edm.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function AsString ( _
type As IEdmTypeReference _
) As IEdmStringTypeReference
'Usage
Dim type As IEdmTypeReference
Dim returnValue As IEdmStringTypeReference
returnValue = type.AsString()
public static IEdmStringTypeReference AsString(
this IEdmTypeReference type
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static IEdmStringTypeReference^ AsString(
IEdmTypeReference^ type
)
static member AsString :
type:IEdmTypeReference -> IEdmStringTypeReference
public static function AsString(
type : IEdmTypeReference
) : IEdmStringTypeReference
Parameters
- type
Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmTypeReference
A reference to the calling object.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmStringTypeReference
A valid string type reference if the definition of the reference is of a string type. Otherwise a bad string 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.113) or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.113).