Meta Data Services Programming
Repository InternalIDToObjectID Method
This method translates an internal identifier into an object identifier. The repository engine uses internal identifiers to identify instances of RepositoryObject or RepositoryObjectVersion.
Syntax
variable = object.InternalIDToObjectID(internalId)
The InternalIDToObjectID method syntax has the following parts.
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| variable | Receives the object identifier |
| object | The object that represents the open repository instance through which application code or a tool interacts with a repository |
| internalId | The internal identifier to be converted |
Remarks
Object identifiers are globally unique, and are the same across repositories for the same object. Internal identifiers are unique only within the scope of a single repository.
The translation performed by this method is accomplished without loading the object in question. This enables database queries involving an object or relationship type identifier to be constructed without having to load the definition object.