IRuntimeHelper.ExtractIdentity Method

Extracts identity of an External Item from given fields.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function ExtractIdentity ( _
    fields As IFieldValueDictionary _
) As Identity
'Usage
Dim instance As IRuntimeHelper
Dim fields As IFieldValueDictionary
Dim returnValue As Identity

returnValue = instance.ExtractIdentity(fields)

Identity ExtractIdentity(
    IFieldValueDictionary fields
)

Parameters

• fields
  Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime.IFieldValueDictionary

  The fields that contain the identifier values.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime.Identity
The extracted identity.

Remarks

Instances of objects in the Business Data Connectivity object model are tied to the Metadata Store they are obtained from. Using instances tied to one Metadata Store with the instances from another Metadata Store will cause data corruption and other unexpected behavior. For more information, see DatabaseBackedMetadataCatalog, FileBackedMetadataCatalog, and RemoteSharedFileBackedMetadataCatalog.

See Also

Reference

IRuntimeHelper Interface

IRuntimeHelper Members

Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime Namespace