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Entity.GetViewDefinition Method

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NOTE: This API is now obsolete.

Gets the list of fields in a given view of an entity.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.MetadataModel
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal (in Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ObsoleteAttribute("O12 Application Registry API is deprecated. Please use BusinessData.",  _
    False)> _
Public Function GetViewDefinition ( _
    viewAccessorName As String _
) As View
'Usage
Dim instance As Entity
Dim viewAccessorName As String
Dim returnValue As View

returnValue = instance.GetViewDefinition(viewAccessorName)

[ObsoleteAttribute("O12 Application Registry API is deprecated. Please use BusinessData.", 
    false)]
public View GetViewDefinition(
    string viewAccessorName
)

Parameters

  • viewAccessorName
    Type: System.String

    The name of the ViewAccessor method instance.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.MetadataModel.View
A View object.

Remarks

The Name of the View corresponds to the Name of the MethodInstance that provides the ViewAccessor.

See Also

Reference

Entity Class

Entity Members

Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.MetadataModel Namespace