Model.ReadXml Method

Reads the Model definition from the specified metadata XML for the specified Metadata Store.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ReadXml ( _
    xml As String, _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef errors As String(), _
    packageContents As PackageContents, _
    metadataCatalog As AdministrationMetadataCatalog _
) As Model
'Usage
Dim xml As String
Dim errors As String()
Dim packageContents As PackageContents
Dim metadataCatalog As AdministrationMetadataCatalog
Dim returnValue As Model

returnValue = Model.ReadXml(xml, errors, _
    packageContents, metadataCatalog)

public static Model ReadXml(
    string xml,
    out string[] errors,
    PackageContents packageContents,
    AdministrationMetadataCatalog metadataCatalog
)

Parameters

• xml
  Type: System.String

  A string containing the metadata XML. The root element of the metadata XML must be the Model Element (BDCMetadata Schema).

• errors
  Type: []

  A list of noncritical errors that occurred when reading the XML.

• packageContents
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Parser.PackageContents

  Options that specify which elements to read.

• metadataCatalog
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.AdministrationMetadataCatalog

  The Metadata Store that this Model is defined in.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Model
The Model.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The xml parameter or the metadataCatalog parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException	The packageContents parameter does not have the PackageContents.Model value set.

See Also

Reference

Model Class

Model Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration Namespace