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MetaModel::TryGetTable Method (Type, MetaTable%)

Attempts to get the metadata that is associated with the specified table.

Namespace:  System.Web.DynamicData
Assembly:  System.Web.DynamicData (in System.Web.DynamicData.dll)

public:
bool TryGetTable(
	Type^ entityType, 
	[OutAttribute] MetaTable^% table
)

Parameters

entityType
Type: System::Type
The table type.
table
Type: System.Web.DynamicData::MetaTable%
When this method returns, and if the requested table has been found, contains the metadata for the specified table. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if the table metadata is found; otherwise, false.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

entityType is nullptr.

This method gets the metadata that is associated with the specified table. If the table is not found, this method returns false. This differs from the GetTable method, which throws an exception if the table is not found.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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