EdmTypeSemantics.InheritsFrom Method
Determines whether the potential base type is in the inheritance hierarchy of the type being tested.
Namespace: Microsoft.Data.Edm
Assembly: Microsoft.Data.Edm (in Microsoft.Data.Edm.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function InheritsFrom ( _
type As IEdmStructuredType, _
potentialBaseType As IEdmStructuredType _
) As Boolean
'Usage
Dim type As IEdmStructuredType
Dim potentialBaseType As IEdmStructuredType
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = type.InheritsFrom(potentialBaseType)
public static bool InheritsFrom(
this IEdmStructuredType type,
IEdmStructuredType potentialBaseType
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static bool InheritsFrom(
IEdmStructuredType^ type,
IEdmStructuredType^ potentialBaseType
)
static member InheritsFrom :
type:IEdmStructuredType *
potentialBaseType:IEdmStructuredType -> bool
public static function InheritsFrom(
type : IEdmStructuredType,
potentialBaseType : IEdmStructuredType
) : boolean
Parameters
- type
Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmStructuredType
The type to be tested for derivation from the other type.
- potentialBaseType
Type: Microsoft.Data.Edm.IEdmStructuredType
The potential base type of the type being tested.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if and only if the type inherits from the potential base type; otherwise, false.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEdmStructuredType. 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.113) or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.113).