xpfGetEntity

FUNCTION 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.

Arguments

Type	Name	Comment
GENERIC	modelId	Id of the model within the EDMdatabse
STRING	entityName	The name of the entity

Return Value

Type	Name	Comment
GENERIC	entityId	The instanceId of the actual entity_definition instance

Options

Example

  FUNCTION getEntity(modelId : GENERIC; entityName : STRING) : GENERIC;
    LOCAL
      entityId : GENERIC;
      name     : STRING;
    END_LOCAL;
    ON_ERROR_DO;
      xpxPrintf('\nError.');
      xpxThrow;
    END_ON_ERROR_DO;
    
    entityId := xpfGetEntity(modelId,entityName);
    xpxPrintf('\nentiyId : %lu',entityId); 
    name := entityId.name;
    xpxPrintf('\nEntity name : %s',name); 
    IF(name <> entityName) THEN
      xpxThrow;
    END_IF;
    
    RETURN(entityId);
  END_FUNCTION;

EDMsix

xpfGetEntity

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