EntityReference.TryGetEntity method

Gets the external content type pointed to by the reference and returns a a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) reference if the external content type is not found.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function TryGetEntity As Entity
'Usage
Dim instance As EntityReference
Dim returnValue As Entity

returnValue = instance.TryGetEntity()
public Entity TryGetEntity()

Return value

Type: Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration.Entity
The external content type.

Remarks

This method provides the same result that you get when you call GetEntity(Boolean) with a Boolean parameter of false.

See also

Reference

EntityReference class

EntityReference members

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration namespace