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TypeSchema::GetViews Method

Gets an array of schema descriptors for views into a data source.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

public:
virtual array<IDataSourceViewSchema^>^ GetViews() sealed

Return Value

Type: array<System.Web.UI.Design::IDataSourceViewSchema>
An array of instances of IDataSourceViewSchema, or of instances of a class that implements the IDataSourceViewSchema interface.

Implements

IDataSourceSchema::GetViews()

Although the GetViews method always returns an array of IDataSourceViewSchema objects that implement the IDataSourceViewSchema interface, the exact return value is dependent on the object that is provided when creating the instance of the TypeSchema class.

The following table provides examples of return values.

Underlying Type

Return Value

A DataSet

An array of type DataSetViewSchema, one for each DataTable.

A DataTable

A one-item array containing a DataSetViewSchema.

An IEnumerable type

A one-item array containing an IDataSourceViewSchema.

Any other type

A one-item array containing an IDataSourceViewSchema.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, 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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