EntityContainer Class

public sealed class EntityContainer : GlobalItem

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.EntityClient;
using System.Data.Metadata.Edm;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

class GetEntityContainerExample
{
  static void Main()
  {
    try
    {
       // Establish a connection to the underlying data provider by 
       // using the connection string specified in the config file.
       using (EntityConnection connection =
          new EntityConnection("Name=AdventureWorksEntities"))
       {
         // Open the connection.
         connection.Open();

         // Access the metadata workspace.
         MetadataWorkspace workspace = 
            connection.GetMetadataWorkspace();

         // Get the entity containers in the conceptual model.
         GetEntityContainers(workspace, DataSpace.CSpace);

         // Get the entity containers in the storage model.
             GetEntityContainers(workspace, DataSpace.SSpace);
       }
    }
    catch (MetadataException exceptionMetadata)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("MetadataException: {0}", 
                       exceptionMetadata.Message);
    }
    catch (System.Data.MappingException exceptionMapping)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("MappingException: {0}",
                       exceptionMapping.Message);
    }
  }

  public static void GetEntityContainers(
      MetadataWorkspace workspace, DataSpace model)
  {
    // Get a collection of the entity containers.
    ReadOnlyCollection<EntityContainer> containers = 
         workspace.GetItems<EntityContainer>(model);

    // Iterate through the collection to get each entity container.
    foreach (EntityContainer container in containers)
    {
       Console.WriteLine("EntityContainer Name: {0} ", 
                        container.Name);

       // EntitySetBase is a super type for 
       // EntitySets and RelationshipSets. 
       // Iterate through the collection to get each EntitySetBase.
       foreach (EntitySetBase baseSet in container.BaseEntitySets)
       {
          // Check if this instance is an EntitySet.
          if (baseSet is EntitySet)
          {
             Console.WriteLine(
                "  EntitySet Name: {0} , EntityType Name: {1} ",
                baseSet.Name, baseSet.ElementType.FullName);
          }

         // RelationshipSet is a super type for AssociationSet.
         // Check if this instance is an AssociationSet.
         if (baseSet is AssociationSet)
         {
            Console.WriteLine(
               "  AssociationSet Name: {0} , " +
               "AssociationType Name: {1} ",
                baseSet.Name, baseSet.ElementType.FullName);

            // Get the AssociationSet.
            AssociationSet associationSet = 
                  baseSet as AssociationSet;

            // Iterate through the collection to get 
            // each AssociatedSetEnd.
            foreach (AssociationSetEnd end in 
               associationSet.AssociationSetEnds)
            {
               Console.WriteLine(
                  "   EntitySet Name: {0} , Name: {1} ",
                  end.EntitySet, end.Name);
            }
         }
      }
    }
  }
}