MetadataWorkspaceExtensions.GetPrincipalEnd Method

Returns the principal end of the specified association.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration (in Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function GetPrincipalEnd ( _
    association As AssociationType _
) As AssociationEndMember
'Usage
Dim association As AssociationType
Dim returnValue As AssociationEndMember

returnValue = association.GetPrincipalEnd()

public static AssociationEndMember GetPrincipalEnd(
    this AssociationType association
)

[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static AssociationEndMember^ GetPrincipalEnd(
    AssociationType^ association
)

public static function GetPrincipalEnd(
    association : AssociationType
) : AssociationEndMember

Parameters

• association
  Type: System.Data.Metadata.Edm.AssociationType
  An association in the conceptual model.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Metadata.Edm.AssociationEndMember
The principal end of the specified association.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type AssociationType. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

The GetPrincipalEnd() method is used by the Generate Database Wizard when generating a database from a conceptual model.

Permissions

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

MetadataWorkspaceExtensions Class

MetadataWorkspaceExtensions Members

Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Generate a Database from a Conceptual Model (Entity Data Model Tools)

Windows Workflow Foundation