IMetaList<TDwo>.Find(string name) Method

.NET Standard 2.x

Searches for an element according to the specified name.

Namespace: DWNet.Data

Assembly: DWNet.Data.dll

Syntax

TDwo Find(string name);

Parameters

name System.String

The name of the element to search for.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the Find Method.

using DWNet.Data;
using System;

namespace Appeon.ApiDoc.IMetaListExamples
{
    public class FindExample
    {
        private readonly SchoolContext _context;

        public FindExample(SchoolContext dataContext)
        {
            // Sets the data context
            _context = dataContext;
        }

        public void Example()
        {
            // Instantiates datastore with datawindow: d_department
            var datastore = new DataStore("d_department", _context);

            datastore.Retrieve();
			
			// Gets the properties of the Columns.
            var columnMetas = datastore.DwMeta.Columns;
            Console.WriteLine("Columns Count: {0}", columnMetas.Count);

            // Searches for the column named Departmentid which exists
            var column = columnMetas.Find("Departmentid");
            Console.WriteLine("ID: {0}; Name: {1}", column.ID, column.Name);

            // Searches for the column named DepartmentName which does not exist
            column = columnMetas.Find("DepartmentName");
            Console.WriteLine("ID: {0}; Name: {1}", column?.ID, column?.Name);

            /*This code produces the following output:
            
            Columns Count: 5
            ID: 0; Name: Departmentid
            ID: null; Name: null
            */
        }
    }
}

Example Refer To

Model Class: D_Department
DataWindow File: d_department

Applies to

.NET Standard

2.x