TypeDescriptorCollection.Create Method

Creates a TypeDescriptor object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Create ( _
    name As String, _
    isCached As Boolean, _
    typeName As String, _
    lobName As String, _
    identifierReference As IdentifierReference, _
    filterDescriptor As FilterDescriptor, _
    flags As TypeDescriptorFlags, _
    associationReference As AssociationReference _
) As TypeDescriptor
'Usage
Dim instance As TypeDescriptorCollection
Dim name As String
Dim isCached As Boolean
Dim typeName As String
Dim lobName As String
Dim identifierReference As IdentifierReference
Dim filterDescriptor As FilterDescriptor
Dim flags As TypeDescriptorFlags
Dim associationReference As AssociationReference
Dim returnValue As TypeDescriptor

returnValue = instance.Create(name, isCached, _
    typeName, lobName, identifierReference, _
    filterDescriptor, flags, associationReference)

public TypeDescriptor Create(
    string name,
    bool isCached,
    string typeName,
    string lobName,
    IdentifierReference identifierReference,
    FilterDescriptor filterDescriptor,
    TypeDescriptorFlags flags,
    AssociationReference associationReference
)

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the TypeDescriptor object.

• isCached
  Type: System.Boolean

  true if it is to cached; otherwise, false.

• typeName
  Type: System.String

  The type name.

• lobName
  Type: System.String

  The external system name.

• identifierReference
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.IdentifierReference

  The identifier that is referenced by the TypeDescriptor object.

• filterDescriptor
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.FilterDescriptor

  The filter descriptor.

• flags
  Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel.TypeDescriptorFlags

  The attributes of the TypeDescriptor object.

• associationReference
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.AssociationReference

  Association that is referenced by the TypeDescriptor object.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.TypeDescriptor
The TypeDescriptor object that is created.

Remarks

This class retrieves data from the metadata store when this function is invoked.

See Also

Reference

TypeDescriptorCollection Class

TypeDescriptorCollection Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration Namespace