IView.GetTypeDescriptor Method

Gets the TypeDescriptor object that corresponds to the given dot notation.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetTypeDescriptor ( _
    fieldDotNotation As String _
) As ITypeDescriptor
'Usage
Dim instance As IView
Dim fieldDotNotation As String
Dim returnValue As ITypeDescriptor

returnValue = instance.GetTypeDescriptor(fieldDotNotation)

ITypeDescriptor GetTypeDescriptor(
    string fieldDotNotation
)

Parameters

• fieldDotNotation
  Type: System.String

  The given dot notation.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel.ITypeDescriptor
The TypeDescriptor object that corresponds to the given dot notation.

Remarks

For more information about using dot notation, see Using Dot Notation in the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) Service.

See Also

Reference

IView Interface

IView Members

Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel Namespace