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Gets the common language runtime type of the TypeDescriptor object that corresponds to a given dot notation.
Namespace: Microsoft.BusinessData.MetadataModel
Assembly: Microsoft.BusinessData (in Microsoft.BusinessData.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function GetType ( _
fieldDotNotation As String _
) As Type
'Usage
Dim instance As IView
Dim fieldDotNotation As String
Dim returnValue As Type
returnValue = instance.GetType(fieldDotNotation)
Type GetType(
string fieldDotNotation
)
Parameters
fieldDotNotation
Type: System.StringThe given dot notation.
Return Value
Type: System.Type
The common language runtime type of the TypeDescriptor.
Remarks
For more information about using dot notation, see Using Dot Notation in the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) Service.