LoadLookup(Type) Method

Return a list of items with the primary key and the first string column ordered by the first string column

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

Public Overloads Overridable Function LoadLookup( _
   ByVal type As Type _
) As Dictionary(Of String,Object)

Dim instance As DataHelper
Dim type As Type
Dim value As Dictionary(Of String,Object)
 
value = instance.LoadLookup(type)

public virtual Dictionary<string,object> LoadLookup( 
   Type type
)

public: virtual Dictionary<string*,Object*>* LoadLookup( 
   Type* type
)

public:
virtual Dictionary<String^,Object^>^ LoadLookup( 
   Type^ type
)

Parameters

type: The class type

Return Value

A list of dictionary records

Example

//Get the current thread static safe instance of the helper
IDataHelper db = DataHelper.SessionFactory();
 
//Specify User Name and License Key from the receipt, leave blank for trial mode
//db.UserName = "John Smith 1234";
//db.LicenseKey = "asdfl219==";
 
//Log to the console
db.EnableLogging();
 
//Open the database connection
db.OpenConnection();
 
Dictionary<string,object> records = db.LoadLookup(typeof (Country));
 
db.CloseConnection();

VB.NET

'Get the current thread static safe instance of the helper
Dim db As IDataHelper = DataHelper.SessionFactory()
 
'Specify User Name and License Key from the receipt, leave blank for trial mode
'db.UserName = "John Smith 1234"
'db.LicenseKey = "asdfl219=="
 
'Log to the console
db.EnableLogging()
 
'Open the database connection
db.OpenConnection()
 
Dim records As Dictionary(Of String,Object) = db.LoadLookup(GetType(Country))
 
db.CloseConnection()

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

DataHelper Class
DataHelper Members
Overload List