IRelationship Interface

Meta Data Services Programming

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Meta Data Services Programming

IRelationship Interface

A relationship connects two repository objects in the repository database. A relationship has an origin object, a destination object, and a set of properties. Each relationship conforms to a particular relationship type.

When to Use

Use the IRelationship interface to manipulate a relationship, or to retrieve the source, target, origin, or destination object for a relationship.

Methods
IUnknown method Description
QueryInterface Returns pointers to supported interfaces
AddRef Increments the reference count
Release Decrements the reference count
IDispatch method Description
GetIDsOfNames Maps a single member and a set of argument names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers
GetTypeInfo Retrieves a type information object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface
GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1)
Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an Automation object

IRepositoryDispatch method Description
get_Properties Retrieves the IReposProperties interface pointer. The IReposProperties interface provides access to the Properties collection.

IRepositoryItem method Description
Delete Deletes a repository item
get_Interface Retrieves an interface pointer to the specified item interface
get_Name Retrieves the name associated with an item
get_Repository Retrieves the IRepository interface pointer for an open repository instance of an item
get_Type Retrieves the type of an item
Lock Locks the item
put_Name Sets the name associated with an item

IRelationship method Description
get_Destination Retrieves an interface pointer to the destination object
get_Origin Retrieves an interface pointer to the origin object
get_Source Retrieves an interface pointer to the source object
get_Target Retrieves an interface pointer to the target object

See Also

IRepository::Refresh

Relationship Class

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