IRuntimeHelper.GetFirstItem<T> Method

Gets the first metadata object in the enumeration.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetFirstItem(Of T As {Class, IMetadataObject}) ( _
    collection As IEnumerable _
) As T
'Usage
Dim instance As IRuntimeHelper
Dim collection As IEnumerable
Dim returnValue As T

returnValue = instance.GetFirstItem(collection)

T GetFirstItem<T>(
    IEnumerable collection
)
where T : class, IMetadataObject

Type Parameters

• T
  The type of the metadata object.

Parameters

• collection
  Type: System.Collections.IEnumerable

  The collection of objects that can be enumerated.

Return Value

Type: T
The first item in the enumeration.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
MetadataObjectNotFoundException	The given collection is empty.

Remarks

If the collection contains more than one item, the item returned by this method is not deterministic.

See Also

Reference

IRuntimeHelper Interface

IRuntimeHelper Members

Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime Namespace