AbstractEntityInstance.GetAssociatedInstances Method (Association)
When overridden in a derived class, gets the associated entity instances for this entity instance for the specified association.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Runtime
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal (in Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable Function GetAssociatedInstances ( _
association As Association _
) As IEntityInstanceEnumerator
'Usage
Dim instance As AbstractEntityInstance
Dim association As Association
Dim returnValue As IEntityInstanceEnumerator
returnValue = instance.GetAssociatedInstances(association)
public virtual IEntityInstanceEnumerator GetAssociatedInstances(
Association association
)
Parameters
- association
Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.MetadataModel.Association
A valid Association object for this entity instance.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Runtime.IEntityInstanceEnumerator
An IEntityInstanceEnumerator containing the related entity instances for this entity instance.
Implements
IEntityInstance.GetAssociatedInstances(Association)
Remarks
All Business Data Catalog associations are 1 to many. Therefore, what comes back is always a stream of 0 or more entity instances.
See Also
Reference
AbstractEntityInstance Members
GetAssociatedInstances Overload
Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Runtime Namespace