Association.ReadXml Method

Reads the Association definition from the specified metadata XML for the specified method.

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, _
    method As Method _
) As Association
'Usage
Dim xml As String
Dim errors As String()
Dim packageContents As PackageContents
Dim method As Method
Dim returnValue As Association

returnValue = Association.ReadXml(xml, errors, _
    packageContents, method)

public static Association ReadXml(
    string xml,
    out string[] errors,
    PackageContents packageContents,
    Method method
)

Parameters

• xml
  Type: System.String

  A string containing the metadata XML. The root element of the metadata XML must be the Association Element in MethodInstances (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.

• method
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Method

  The parent method that this Association is defined in.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Association
The Association.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The xml parameter or the method parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException	The packageContents parameter does not have the PackageContents.Model value set.

See Also

Reference

Association Class

Association Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration Namespace