EntityType

open class EntityType: StructureType

Encapsulates the metadata of an OData entity type.

  • Represents an undefined entity type.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static let undefined: EntityType = EntityType._new1_in_EntityType("undefined", PropertyList.empty, PropertyList.empty, "undefined", PropertyList.empty, PropertyList.empty, PropertyList.empty, PropertyList.empty, PropertyMap.empty, CustomPathList.empty)

  • The abstract base type Edm.EntityType.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public static let abstractBase: EntityType = EntityType._new2_in_EntityType("EntityType", PropertyList.empty, PropertyList.empty, "Edm.EntityType", PropertyList.empty, PropertyList.empty, PropertyList.empty, PropertyList.empty, PropertyMap.empty, CustomPathList.empty, true)

  • If hasSubtypes is true, then the list of subtypes. Otherwise nil.

    Declaration

    Swift

    final public var subtypes: EntityTypeList?

  • true if this entity type is a media resource (has stream content).

    Declaration

    Swift

    final public var isMedia: Bool = false

  • List of key properties for this type.

    Declaration

    Swift

    final public var keyProperties: PropertyList!

  • Pseudo-property for media content (media entities only).

    See also

    isMedia.

    Declaration

    Swift

    final public var mediaProperty: StreamProperty!

  • Default initializer.

    Declaration

    Swift

    override public init()

  • DataType.ENTITY_VALUE

    Declaration

    Swift

    override open var code: Int

  • true if this entity type is a parent of one or more derived entity types.

    Declaration

    Swift

    open var hasSubtypes: Bool

  • true if this entity type is a subtype of a parent entity type.

    Declaration

    Swift

    open var hasSupertype: Bool

  • Lookup a key property by name.

    See also

    keyProperties.

    Declaration

    Swift

    open func keyProperty(name: String) -> Property

    Parameters

    name

    Name of the property.

    Return Value

    The property metadata. A DataException is thrown if the property does not exist in this type.

  • Set the objectFactory for this entity type.

    Declaration

    Swift

    open func registerFactory(_ factory: ObjectFactory) -> Void

    Parameters

    factory

    Custom factory to produce EntityValue instances of this type.

  • If hasSupertype is true, then the parent entity type. Otherwise nil.

    Declaration

    Swift

    open var supertype: EntityType?

  • Declaration

    Swift

    override open func toString() -> String

    Return Value

    The name of this data type.

  • Set the objectFactory for this entity type.

    Declaration

    Swift

    open func withFactory(_ factory: ObjectFactory) -> EntityType

    Parameters

    factory

    Custom factory to produce EntityValue instances of this type.

    Return Value

    This entity type.