Entity.Create Method

Creates an external content type.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Create ( _
    name As String, _
    namespace As String, _
    isCached As Boolean, _
    entityVersion As Version, _
    estimatedInstanceCount As UInteger, _
    cacheUsage As CacheUsage, _
    lobSystem As LobSystem, _
    model As Model, _
    metadataCatalog As AdministrationMetadataCatalog _
) As Entity
'Usage
Dim name As String
Dim namespace As String
Dim isCached As Boolean
Dim entityVersion As Version
Dim estimatedInstanceCount As UInteger
Dim cacheUsage As CacheUsage
Dim lobSystem As LobSystem
Dim model As Model
Dim metadataCatalog As AdministrationMetadataCatalog
Dim returnValue As Entity

returnValue = Entity.Create(name, namespace, _
    isCached, entityVersion, estimatedInstanceCount, _
    cacheUsage, lobSystem, model, metadataCatalog)

public static Entity Create(
    string name,
    string namespace,
    bool isCached,
    Version entityVersion,
    uint estimatedInstanceCount,
    CacheUsage cacheUsage,
    LobSystem lobSystem,
    Model model,
    AdministrationMetadataCatalog metadataCatalog
)

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the external content type.

• namespace
  Type: System.String

  The namespace that contains the external content type.

• isCached
  Type: System.Boolean

  true if the instance is cached; otherwise, false.

• entityVersion
  Type: System.Version

  The external content type version.

• estimatedInstanceCount
  Type: System.UInt32

  A estimate of the number of instances.

• cacheUsage
  Type: Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime.CacheUsage

• lobSystem
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.LobSystem

  The external system instance.

• model
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Model

  The model name.

• metadataCatalog
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.AdministrationMetadataCatalog

  The Business Data Connectivity (BDC) service Metadata Store.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Entity
The external content type that is created.

Examples

Code Snippet: Create an External Content Type Using the Administration Object Model

See Also

Reference

Entity Class

Entity Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration Namespace