FunctionDefinitionGetMetadata Method  | 
 
            Populates the function metadata by describing the data inputs, the function parameters and results.
            
 
    Namespace: 
   Dundas.BI.Data.Functions
    Assembly:
   Dundas.BI.Core (in Dundas.BI.Core.dll) Version: 2.0.0.0 (25.3.0.1000)
Syntaxprotected abstract string GetMetadata(
	out IList<InputDescriptor> dataInputs,
	out IList<ComponentSetting> settings,
	out IList<ResultDescriptor> results
)
Protected MustOverride Function GetMetadata ( 
	<OutAttribute> ByRef dataInputs As IList(Of InputDescriptor),
	<OutAttribute> ByRef settings As IList(Of ComponentSetting),
	<OutAttribute> ByRef results As IList(Of ResultDescriptor)
) As String
protected:
virtual String^ GetMetadata(
	[OutAttribute] IList<InputDescriptor^>^% dataInputs, 
	[OutAttribute] IList<ComponentSetting^>^% settings, 
	[OutAttribute] IList<ResultDescriptor^>^% results
) abstract
abstract GetMetadata : 
        dataInputs : IList<InputDescriptor> byref * 
        settings : IList<ComponentSetting> byref * 
        results : IList<ResultDescriptor> byref -> string 
Parameters
- dataInputs
 - Type: System.Collections.GenericIListInputDescriptor
The data inputs. - settings
 - Type: System.Collections.GenericIListComponentSetting
The function settings. - results
 - Type: System.Collections.GenericIListResultDescriptor
The results. 
Return Value
Type: 
StringThe formula symbol to be used in scripts.
See Also