IMetadataCatalog Interface

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Provides access to metadata objects.

Namespace:  Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel
Assembly:  Microsoft.BusinessData (in Microsoft.BusinessData.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface IMetadataCatalog
'Usage
Dim instance As IMetadataCatalog

public interface IMetadataCatalog

Remarks

This interface is the entry point for BDC functionality to invoke operations on the external system. Each implementation of this interface has a Metadata Store, and specific ways to get metadata into this store. Please see the descriptions of individual implementations for more information.

Examples

Code Snippet: Get the DatabaseBackedMetadataCatalog on the Server

Code Snippet: Execute a Finder Method Instance of an External Content Type

Code Snippet: Execute the AssociationNavigator Method Instance of an External Content Type for an Association Without a Foreign Key

Code Snippet: Execute the Associator and Disassociator Method Instances of an External Content Type

Code Snippet: Execute the BulkAssociationNavigator Method Instance of an External Content Type

See Also

Reference

IMetadataCatalog Members

Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel Namespace

FileBackedMetadataCatalog

RemoteSharedFileBackedMetadataCatalog

FileBackedMetadataCatalog

DatabaseBackedMetadataCatalog