ITypeReflector.GetCollectionSize Method

Gets the number of items in the specified collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetCollectionSize ( _
    collectionTypeDescriptor As ITypeDescriptor, _
    instance As Object _
) As Integer
'Usage
Dim instance As ITypeReflector
Dim collectionTypeDescriptor As ITypeDescriptor
Dim instance As Object
Dim returnValue As Integer

returnValue = instance.GetCollectionSize(collectionTypeDescriptor, _
    instance)

int GetCollectionSize(
    ITypeDescriptor collectionTypeDescriptor,
    Object instance
)

Parameters

• collectionTypeDescriptor
  Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel.ITypeDescriptor

  The TypeDescriptor that represents the specified collection.

• instance
  Type: System.Object

  The collection.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
The number of items in the collection.

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

ITypeReflector Interface

ITypeReflector Members

Microsoft.BusinessData.Infrastructure Namespace