Identity Class

Defines the identifier values of an External Item.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.MarshalByRefObject
    Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime.Identity

Namespace:  Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime
Assembly:  Microsoft.BusinessData (in Microsoft.BusinessData.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class Identity _
    Inherits MarshalByRefObject
'Usage
Dim instance As Identity

public class Identity : MarshalByRefObject

Remarks

This class is a wrapper for values that uniquely identify an External Item on the external system. However, this class does not store information about the external content type or the external system the External Item belongs to. To obtain a generic reference to an External Item, use the EntityInstanceReference class.

Examples

Code Snippet: Execute the BulkSpecificFinder Method Instance of an External Content Type

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Identity Members

Microsoft.BusinessData.Runtime Namespace

EntityInstanceReference