LobSystem.ReadXml Method

Reads the external system 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 LobSystem
'Usage
Dim xml As String
Dim errors As String()
Dim packageContents As PackageContents
Dim metadataCatalog As AdministrationMetadataCatalog
Dim returnValue As LobSystem

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

public static LobSystem 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 LobSystem Element in LobSystems (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 external system is defined in.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.LobSystem
The external system.

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

LobSystem Class

LobSystem Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration Namespace