MetadataWorkspaceExtensions.GetEntityContainerName Method

Returns the value of the Name attribute of the EntityContainer element in the specified ItemCollection.

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 GetEntityContainerName ( _
    itemCollection As ItemCollection _
) As String
'Usage
Dim itemCollection As ItemCollection
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = itemCollection.GetEntityContainerName()
public static string GetEntityContainerName(
    this ItemCollection itemCollection
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static String^ GetEntityContainerName(
    ItemCollection^ itemCollection
)
public static function GetEntityContainerName(
    itemCollection : ItemCollection
) : String

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.String
The value of the Name attribute of the EntityContainer element in the specified ItemCollection.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type ItemCollection. 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 GetEntityContainerName() method is used by the Generate Database Wizard when generating a database from a conceptual model.

Permissions

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