xpfGetEntity

 
SYNTAX:
 
xpfGetEntity (modelId    : GENERIC;
              entityName : STRING)              entityId   : GENERIC;
 
The xpfGetEntity function returns the instanceId of the entity_definition instance of the specified entity; The entity_definition instance is located in the dictionary model of the actual Express schema in EDMdatabase^. An entity_definition is uniquely defined by the arguments modelId and entityName. The instanceId of the actual entity_definition instance is returned in the entityId argument.
See also xpxGetEntity.
This function is equivalent to the EDMinterface^ function sdaiGetEntity