IEntity interface
Provides methods for retrieving information about an entity type in the schema.
Members
The IEntity interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IEntity also has these types of members:
Methods
The IEntity interface has these methods.
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| Base |
Retrieves the parent entity of this entity. |
| DefaultPhrase |
Retrieves a default phrase to use for this entity in restatements. |
| GetNamedEntity |
Retrieves an INamedEntity object based on an entity name. |
| GetRelationship |
Retrieves the IRelationship object for this entity as requested by name. |
| MetaData |
Retrieves an enumeration of IMetaData objects for this entity. |
| Name |
Retrieves the name of this entity. |
| NamedEntities |
Retrieves an enumeration of INamedEntity objects, one for each known named entity of this type. |
| Relationships |
Retrieves an enumeration of IRelationship objects, one for each relationship this entity has. |
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows XP with SP2, Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 [desktop apps only] |
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Redistributable |
Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.0 |
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