ITypeDescriptor Members

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Represents a data structure in the external system.

The ITypeDescriptor type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ContainsFilterDescriptor	Determines whether this type descriptor or one of its children reference a filter descriptor.
	ContainsIdentifier	Determines whether this type descriptor or one of its children reference an identifier.
	ContainsReadOnly	Determines whether this type descriptor or one of its children represent a read-only data structure.
	Flags	Retrieves flags of this type descriptor.
	Id	Gets the identifier of the metadata object. (Inherited from IMetadataStruct.)
	InterpretedTypeName	This element is reserved for future use and should not be used directly from your code.
	IsAssociationSet	Determines whether this type descriptor references an association.
	IsCached	Determines whether the metadata object is cached in memory. (Inherited from IMetadataStruct.)
	IsCollection	Determines whether the described type represents a collection data structure.
	IsFilterDescriptorSet	Determines whether this type descriptor references a filter descriptor.
	IsIdentifierSet	Determines whether this type descriptor references an identifier.
	IsReadOnly	Determines whether this type descriptor represents a read-only data structure.
	LobName	Retrieves the name of the field on the external system.
	Name	Gets the name of the metadata object. (Inherited from IMetadataStruct.)
	TypeName	Retrieves the name of the data type represented by this type descriptor.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	ContainsLocalizedDisplayName	Determines whether this metadata object contains a localized display name. (Inherited from IMetadataObject.)
	GetAssociation	Returns the association that corresponds to the identifier referenced by this type descriptor.
	GetChildTypeDescriptors	Returns the type descriptors that correspond to the fields of the represented structure.
	GetDefaultDisplayName	Returns the default display name of this metadata object. (Inherited from IMetadataObject.)
	GetFilterDescriptor	Retrieves the filter descriptor that is referenced by this type descriptor.
	GetIdentifier	Returns the identifier that is referenced by the type descriptor.
	GetLocalizedDisplayName	Returns the localized display name of this metadata object. (Inherited from IMetadataObject.)
	GetLocalizedNames	Returns the localized names of this metadata object. (Inherited from IMetadataObject.)
	GetParameter	Returns the parameter that contains this type descriptor.
	GetParentTypeDescriptor	Returns the type descriptor that contains this type descriptor.
	GetProperties	Returns the properties of this metadata object. (Inherited from IMetadataObject.)
	IsLeaf	Determines whether this type descriptor contains any type descriptors.
	IsRoot	Determines whether this type descriptor represents the root of a data structure.
	TryGetDefaultValue	Attempts to get the default value of the type descriptor defined for the specified method instance.

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See Also

Reference

ITypeDescriptor Interface

Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel Namespace