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Identifier Class

Represents a set of ID’s for a master data model object including a globally unique ID (GUID) and unique name within context.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.DataContracts.Identifier
    Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.DataContracts.MemberIdentifier
    Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.DataContracts.ModelContextIdentifier

Namespace:  Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.DataContracts
Assembly:  Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services (in Microsoft.MasterDataServices.Services.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
<DataContractAttribute(Name := "Identifier", Namespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09")> _
<KnownTypeAttribute(GetType(DerivedHierarchyContextIdentifier))> _
<KnownTypeAttribute(GetType(MemberIdentifier))> _
<KnownTypeAttribute(GetType(EntityContextIdentifier))> _
<KnownTypeAttribute(GetType(MemberTypeContextIdentifier))> _
<KnownTypeAttribute(GetType(ModelContextIdentifier))> _
Public Class Identifier
'Usage
Dim instance As Identifier

[SerializableAttribute]
[DataContractAttribute(Name = "Identifier", Namespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09")]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(DerivedHierarchyContextIdentifier))]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(MemberIdentifier))]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(EntityContextIdentifier))]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(MemberTypeContextIdentifier))]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(ModelContextIdentifier))]
public class Identifier

[SerializableAttribute]
[DataContractAttribute(Name = L"Identifier", Namespace = L"https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09")]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(DerivedHierarchyContextIdentifier))]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(MemberIdentifier))]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(EntityContextIdentifier))]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(MemberTypeContextIdentifier))]
[KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(ModelContextIdentifier))]
public ref class Identifier

[<SerializableAttribute>]
[<DataContractAttribute(Name = "Identifier", Namespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09")>]
[<KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(DerivedHierarchyContextIdentifier))>]
[<KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(MemberIdentifier))>]
[<KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(EntityContextIdentifier))>]
[<KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(MemberTypeContextIdentifier))>]
[<KnownTypeAttribute(typeof(ModelContextIdentifier))>]
type Identifier =  class end

public class Identifier

The Identifier type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method Identifier() Initializes a new instance of the Identifier class using default values.
Public method Identifier(Guid) Initializes a new instance of the Identifier class with the specified GUID.
Public method Identifier(Guid, String) Initializes a new instance of the Identifier class with the specified GUID and name.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Id Gets or sets a GUID that uniquely identifies the object across all instances and contexts.
Public property InternalId Gets or sets an integer ID that uniquely identifies an object within an MDS instance.
Public property IsBlank Gets a value indicating whether all properties of the Identifier are blank.
Public property IsIdBlank Gets a value indicating whether the Id is blank (empty).
Public property Name Gets or sets a descriptive name that uniquely identifies the object within its context only.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString (Inherited from Object.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.