Entity.FindAssociated Method (EntityInstanceCollection, Association, FilterCollection, LobSystemInstance)
NOTE: This API is now obsolete.
Gets the entity instances associated with a given entity instance collection.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.MetadataModel
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal (in Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ObsoleteAttribute("O12 Application Registry API is deprecated. Please use BusinessData.", _
False)> _
Public Function FindAssociated ( _
sourceEntityInstances As EntityInstanceCollection, _
association As Association, _
filterCollection As FilterCollection, _
lobSystemInstance As LobSystemInstance _
) As IEntityInstanceEnumerator
'Usage
Dim instance As Entity
Dim sourceEntityInstances As EntityInstanceCollection
Dim association As Association
Dim filterCollection As FilterCollection
Dim lobSystemInstance As LobSystemInstance
Dim returnValue As IEntityInstanceEnumerator
returnValue = instance.FindAssociated(sourceEntityInstances, _
association, filterCollection, lobSystemInstance)
[ObsoleteAttribute("O12 Application Registry API is deprecated. Please use BusinessData.",
false)]
public IEntityInstanceEnumerator FindAssociated(
EntityInstanceCollection sourceEntityInstances,
Association association,
FilterCollection filterCollection,
LobSystemInstance lobSystemInstance
)
Parameters
sourceEntityInstances
Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Runtime.EntityInstanceCollectionThe collection containing the source entity instances. It must contain one instance of each Entity that is a Source in the Association.
association
Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.MetadataModel.AssociationThe Association object.
filterCollection
Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Runtime.FilterCollectionThe FilterCollection object. It must contain the Filters returned by calling the .GetFilters() method on the Association. Each filter returned may have its value set before being used here to return a filtered set of destination Entity Instances.
lobSystemInstance
Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.MetadataModel.LobSystemInstanceThe LobSystemInstance object.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.Runtime.IEntityInstanceEnumerator
An entity instance collection enumerator.
Remarks
This form of FindAssociated explicitly requests which Association to use from the user. This Entity must be a destination in the Association.
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.Office.Server.ApplicationRegistry.MetadataModel Namespace