Purpose
A purpose provides an attribute with what it does for an entity (for example, SortedBy or NamedBy).
public class CdmPurposeDefinition extends CdmObjectDefinitionBase
CdmPurposeDefinition extends CdmObjectDefinition in Python.
Constructors
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| CdmPurposeDefinition(CdmCorpusContext, string, CdmPurposeReference) ctx: The corpus context. purposeName: The purpose's name. extendsPurpose [optional]: The reference to the purpose extended by this purpose. |
Initializes a new instance of the CdmPurposeDefinition class. |
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PurposeName | string | The purpose's name. |
| ExtendsPurpose | CdmPurposeReference | The reference to the purpose extended by this purpose. |
Methods
| Name | Description | Return Type |
|---|---|---|
| GetName() | See CdmObjectDefinition.GetName(). | string |
| IsDerivedFrom(string, ResolveOptions) | See CdmObject.IsDerivedFrom(...). | bool |
| Copy(ResolveOptions, CdmObject) | See CdmObject.Copy(...). | CdmObject |
| Validate() | See CdmObject.Validate(). | bool |