ModelStore.CreateExternalElement Method (ModelElementClass)

Creates an external element by using the provided element metadata object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Data.Schema.SchemaModel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Schema (in Microsoft.Data.Schema.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Friend Function CreateExternalElement ( _
    elementClass As ModelElementClass _
) As IModelElement
protected internal IModelElement CreateExternalElement(
    ModelElementClass elementClass
)
protected public:
IModelElement^ CreateExternalElement(
    ModelElementClass^ elementClass
)
member CreateExternalElement : 
        elementClass:ModelElementClass -> IModelElement 
 function CreateExternalElement(
    elementClass : ModelElementClass
) : IModelElement

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Data.Schema.SchemaModel.IModelElement
An external element.

Remarks

An external element is an element referenced from an element in the current ModelSchema, but it is not part of the current model.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ModelStore Class

CreateExternalElement Overload

Microsoft.Data.Schema.SchemaModel Namespace

IModelElement