EntityInstanceReference.Materialize Method (OperationMode)

Returns the referenced External Item by using the given operation mode.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Materialize ( _
    mode As OperationMode _
) As IEntityInstance
'Usage
Dim instance As EntityInstanceReference
Dim mode As OperationMode
Dim returnValue As IEntityInstance

returnValue = instance.Materialize(mode)

public IEntityInstance Materialize(
    OperationMode mode
)

Parameters

• mode
  Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime.OperationMode

  The operation mode to use.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime.IEntityInstance
The referenced External Item.

Remarks

This method will call FindSpecific(Identity, String, ILobSystemInstance, OperationMode) to obtain the External Item.

See Also

Reference

EntityInstanceReference Class

EntityInstanceReference Members

Materialize Overload

Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime Namespace