IMetadataCatalog.GetEntity Method
Gets the external content type with the given name and namespace.
Namespace: Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel
Assembly: Microsoft.BusinessData (in Microsoft.BusinessData.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function GetEntity ( _
namespace As String, _
name As String _
) As IEntity
'Usage
Dim instance As IMetadataCatalog
Dim namespace As String
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As IEntity
returnValue = instance.GetEntity(namespace, _
name)
IEntity GetEntity(
string namespace,
string name
)
Parameters
namespace
Type: System.StringThe namespace of the external content type. Namespaces are case sensitive.
name
Type: System.StringThe given name of the external content type. Names are case sensitive.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel.IEntity
The required external content type. External content type names are case sensitive.
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 Associator and Disassociator Method Instances of an External Content Type
Code Snippet: Execute the BulkAssociationNavigator Method Instance of an External Content Type