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
Object Identifiers and Internal Identifiers