GetMetadataStructureItemIDByAlias Method

Description

Receives the ID of the metadata structure element with the specified alias.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function GetMetadataStructureItemIDByAlias( _ ByVal MetadataStructureItemType As MFMetadataStructureItem, _ ByVal Alias As String, _ Optional ByVal Unused As Boolean = True _ ) As Long

Visual Basic

Public Function GetMetadataStructureItemIDByAlias( _
   ByVal MetadataStructureItemType As MFMetadataStructureItem, _
   ByVal Alias As String, _
   Optional ByVal Unused As Boolean = True _
) As Long

Parameters

MetadataStructureItemType

Value	Description
MFMetadataStructureItemClass	Class
MFMetadataStructureItemClassGroup	Class group.
MFMetadataStructureItemNamedACL	Named access control list.
MFMetadataStructureItemNone	None.
MFMetadataStructureItemObjectType	Object type. This can imply either a real object type or a value list.
MFMetadataStructureItemPropertyDef	Property definition.
MFMetadataStructureItemState	State.
MFMetadataStructureItemStateTransition	State transition.
MFMetadataStructureItemUser	User.
MFMetadataStructureItemUserGroup	User group.
MFMetadataStructureItemValueList	Value list.
MFMetadataStructureItemValueListItem	Value list item.
MFMetadataStructureItemVaultEventHandler	Vault-specific event handler.
MFMetadataStructureItemViewDef	View definition.
MFMetadataStructureItemWorkflow	Workflow.

Metadata structure item type.

Alias

Alias to look for.

Unused

Remarks

Returns -1 if a match is not found or if more than one item uses the specified alias.

For named ACLs, -1000 is returned if a match is not found or if more than one item uses the specified alias.