[This is preliminary documentation and is subject to change.]
Lookup an IElementDef object describing an element or attribute
Declaration Syntax| C# | Visual Basic | Visual C++ |
public IElementDef LookupElementDef( string key )
Public Function LookupElementDef ( _ key As String _ ) As IElementDef
public: virtual IElementDef^ LookupElementDef ( String^ key ) sealed
Parameters- key (String)
- The name of the element in the form "parent_field", where parent is the name of the parent element and field is the name of the child element or attribute (e.g. "SIF_Ack_SIF_Header", "StudentPersonal_Name", etc.)
Return Value The IElementDef that provides metadata about the requested
element or null if not found