IAssociatedIdSet.GetSourceIdentity Method

Gets the identity of the source External Item for the specified source external content type.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetSourceIdentity ( _
    source As IEntity _
) As Identity
'Usage
Dim instance As IAssociatedIdSet
Dim source As IEntity
Dim returnValue As Identity

returnValue = instance.GetSourceIdentity(source)

Identity GetSourceIdentity(
    IEntity source
)

Parameters

• source
  Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel.IEntity

  The source external content type.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime.Identity
The identity of the source External Item.

Remarks

Instances of objects in the Business Data Connectivity object model are tied to the Metadata Store they are obtained from. Using instances tied to one Metadata Store with the instances from another Metadata Store will cause data corruption and other unexpected behavior. For more information, see DatabaseBackedMetadataCatalog, FileBackedMetadataCatalog, and RemoteSharedFileBackedMetadataCatalog.

See Also

Reference

IAssociatedIdSet Interface

IAssociatedIdSet Members

Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime Namespace