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DataObjectIdentifierConverter Class

Provides the ability to convert data-source-specific object identifiers from strings to identifier parts, and from identifier parts to strings.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("14CD64D0-BA5D-494a-A3B7-569E5B6AC3A6")> _
Public Class DataObjectIdentifierConverter
'Usage
Dim instance As DataObjectIdentifierConverter
[GuidAttribute("14CD64D0-BA5D-494a-A3B7-569E5B6AC3A6")]
public class DataObjectIdentifierConverter
[GuidAttribute(L"14CD64D0-BA5D-494a-A3B7-569E5B6AC3A6")]
public ref class DataObjectIdentifierConverter
public class DataObjectIdentifierConverter

Remarks

Typically the identifier of some object on a data source consists of some string that is used in commands that get executed. For example, in the SQL statement, SELECT * FROM mytable, the string "mytable" is a unique identifier of an object in the context under which the statement is running.

Typically a data source has some kind of containment mechanism for objects, such as a catalog, schema, or package. This introduces the need for multi-part identifiers, as a single name no longer suffices for uniquely identifying objects. For example, an Oracle server groups different objects under different users, causing the unique identifier of an object to be qualified with a user name.

Since the format of such multi-part identifiers can vary from one data source to another, there has to be a way to convert a given string into its set of parts and vice versa. This class provides such a mechanism.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataObjectIdentifierConverter
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.AdoDotNet.AdoDotNetObjectIdentifierConverter

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.

See Also

Reference

DataObjectIdentifierConverter Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data Namespace

DataObjectIdentifierResolver