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05/23/2011

Dimension Class

Represents a dimension within a cube.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.Dimension

Namespace: Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient
Assembly: Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient (in Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Dimension
'Usage
Dim instance As Dimension

public sealed class Dimension

public ref class Dimension sealed

[<SealedAttribute>]
type Dimension =  class end

public final class Dimension

The Dimension type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AttributeHierarchies	Gets the collection of attribute hierarchies. This member is not supported for versions of Analysis Services earlier than Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS).
	Caption	Gets the caption of the Dimension.
	Description	Gets the description of the Dimension.
	DimensionType	Gets the dimension type of the Dimension.
	Hierarchies	Gets a HierarchyCollection that contains the dimension hierarchies for the Dimension.
	Name	Gets the name of the Dimension.
	ParentCube	Gets a CubeDef that contains the Dimension.
	Properties	Gets a PropertyCollection that contains the properties associated with the Dimension.
	UniqueName	Gets the unique name of the Dimension.
	WriteEnabled	Gets a value that indicates whether the Dimension is write-enabled.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether this instance of Dimension is equal to another instance of Dimension. (Overrides Object.Equals(Object).)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type, for use in hashing algorithms and data structures such as hash tables. (Overrides Object.GetHashCode().)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Overrides Object.ToString().)

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Operators

	Name	Description
	Equality	Determines whether two specified instances of Dimension are equal.
	Inequality	Determines whether two specified instances of Dimension have different values.

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Remarks

In ADOMD.NET, a dimension is a collection of hierarchies.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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