ExtensionMethods.PrimitiveDefinition Method

Gets the primitive type to which the type refers.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Data.Edm
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Edm (in Microsoft.Data.Edm.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function PrimitiveDefinition ( _
    type As IEdmPrimitiveTypeReference _
) As IEdmPrimitiveType
'Usage
Dim type As IEdmPrimitiveTypeReference 
Dim returnValue As IEdmPrimitiveType 

returnValue = type.PrimitiveDefinition()

public static IEdmPrimitiveType PrimitiveDefinition(
    this IEdmPrimitiveTypeReference type
)

[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static IEdmPrimitiveType^ PrimitiveDefinition(
    IEdmPrimitiveTypeReference^ type
)

static member PrimitiveDefinition : 
        type:IEdmPrimitiveTypeReference -> IEdmPrimitiveType

public static function PrimitiveDefinition(
    type : IEdmPrimitiveTypeReference
) : IEdmPrimitiveType

Parameters

• type
  Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmPrimitiveTypeReference
  The reference to a primitive type.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmPrimitiveType
The definition of a primitive type.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEdmPrimitiveTypeReference. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384936(v=vs.103) or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.103).

See Also

Reference

ExtensionMethods Class

Microsoft.Data.Edm Namespace