Repository ObjectIDToInternalID Method

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Meta Data Services Programming

Repository ObjectIDToInternalID Method

This method translates an object identifier into an internal identifier. Internal identifiers are used by the repository engine to identify repository objects.

Syntax

variable  =  object.ObjectIDToInternalID(objectId)

The ObjectIDToInternalID method syntax has the following parts.

Part Description
variable Receives the internal identifier
object The object that represents the open repository instance through which application code or a tool interacts with a repository
objectId The object 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.

See Also

Assigning Object Identifiers

Object Identifiers and Internal Identifiers

Repository InternalIDToObjectID Method

Repository Object