TypeDescriptor.ReadXml Method

Reads the TypeDescriptor definition from the specified metadata XML for the specified parameter.

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, _
    parameter As Parameter, _
    parent As TypeDescriptor _
) As TypeDescriptor
'Usage
Dim xml As String
Dim errors As String()
Dim packageContents As PackageContents
Dim parameter As Parameter
Dim parent As TypeDescriptor
Dim returnValue As TypeDescriptor

returnValue = TypeDescriptor.ReadXml(xml, errors, _
    packageContents, parameter, parent)

public static TypeDescriptor ReadXml(
    string xml,
    out string[] errors,
    PackageContents packageContents,
    Parameter parameter,
    TypeDescriptor parent
)

Parameters

• xml
  Type: System.String

  A string containing the metadata XML. The root element of the metadata XML must be the TypeDescriptor Element (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.

• parameter
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Parameter

  The parameter.

• parent
  Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.TypeDescriptor

  The parent TypeDescriptor that this TypeDescriptor is defined in.

Return Value

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

Exceptions

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

See Also

Reference

TypeDescriptor Class

TypeDescriptor Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration Namespace