IEntityInstance Members

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Defines methods and properties to handle an External Item.

The IEntityInstance type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AdapterObject	Gets the native data structure corresponding to this External Item. (Inherited from IInstance.)
	DataClass	Gets the data class that this instance is obtained from. (Inherited from IInstance.)
	Entity	Gets the external content type of this External Item.
	EntityAsDataTable	Gets the External Item as a DataTable with a single row of data containing the fields in the External Item.
	EntityAsFormattedDataTable	Exposes the External Item as a DataTable object with the formatting of the complex fields in the External Item.
	InstanceOperationMode	Gets the operation mode that this External Item is working in.
	Item[String]	Gets or sets the value of the field referred to by the dot notation. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)
	Item[IField]	Gets or sets the value for the specified field. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)
	LobSystemInstance	Gets the external system instance that this External Item belongs to.
	RelatedSpecificFinderName	Gets the name of the specific finder this External Item is related to.
	TypeDescriptor	Gets the type descriptor corresponding to the native data structure representing this instance. (Inherited from IInstance.)
	ViewDefinition	Gets the view of this field value dictionary. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Associate(EntityInstanceCollection, IAssociation)	Associates this External Item with the given External Items by using the given association.
	Associate(IEntityInstance, IAssociation)	Associates this External Item with the given External Item by using the given association.
	CalculateHashCode	Calculates the hash code from the values. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)
	CreateCollectionInstance	Creates a new instance of the collection that the dot notation refers to. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)
	CreateInstance	Creates a new instance of the object the dot notation refers to. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)
	Delete	Deletes the External Item.
	Disassociate(EntityInstanceCollection, IAssociation)	Removes the association between this External Item and the given External Items by using the given association.
	Disassociate(IEntityInstance, IAssociation)	Removes the association between this External Item and the given External Item by using the given association
	Execute(IMethodInstance)	Invokes a method instance. (Inherited from IInstance.)
	Execute(IMethodInstance, [])	Invokes a method instance. (Inherited from IInstance.)
	FromXml	Sets the values in this dictionary from specified XML. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)
	GetActionUrl	Returns the URL of the specified action. (Inherited from IInstance.)
	GetAssociatedInstanceIdentity	Gets the identity of the External Item that is associated with this External Item via the given association.
	GetAssociatedInstances(IAssociation)	Gets the External Items associated with the given association.
	GetAssociatedInstances(IAssociation, IFilterCollection)	Gets the External Items associated with the given association, using given filters.
	GetAssociatedInstances(IAssociation, OperationMode)	Gets the External Items associated with the given association, using the given operation mode.
	GetAssociatedInstances(IAssociation, IFilterCollection, OperationMode)	Gets the External Items associated with the given association, using the given operation mode and filters.
	GetCollectionSize	Returns the size of the collection that the dot notation refers to. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)
	GetFormatted(String)	Gets the value of the field with the specified dotted path after applying complex formatting.
	GetFormatted(IField)	Gets the value of the specified field after applying complex formatting.
	GetIdentity	Gets the identity of this External Item.
	GetSecurityDescriptor	Gets the security descriptor for this External Item.
	GetStreamableField	Gets the streamable field corresponding to the given StreamAccessor method instance name. (Inherited from IInstance.)
	GetStreamableFields	Gets the collection for the streamable fields corresponding to the StreamAccessor method instances. (Inherited from IInstance.)
	SwitchView(String)	Gets a different view of the external instance.
	SwitchView(String, Boolean)	Gets a different view of the external instance, with an option to do a delayed call to the external system.
	ToXml	Retrieves the values in XML format. (Inherited from IFieldValueDictionary.)
	Update	Submits the changes made to the External Item.

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Reference

IEntityInstance Interface

Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime Namespace