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GetMetaData Method
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tag
The tag to run.
index
For a chart tag this is which graph in the chart to run the select on.
stack
The stack of forEach loops in at this point. Node [0] is the root document node so this will always have length of at least 1.

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Calls the select for a tag and returns the nodes returned by the select.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetMetaData( _
   ByVal tag As BaseTag, _
   ByVal index As Integer, _
   ByVal stack As IList(Of DataSourceNode) _
) As IList(Of MetaDataElement)
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As IDataSourceMetaData
Dim tag As BaseTag
Dim index As Integer
Dim stack As IList(Of DataSourceNode)
Dim value As IList(Of MetaDataElement)
 
value = instance.GetMetaData(tag, index, stack)
C# 
IList<MetaDataElement> GetMetaData( 
   BaseTag tag,
   int index,
   IList<DataSourceNode> stack
)
Managed Extensions for C++ 
IList<MetaDataElement*>* GetMetaData( 
   BaseTag* tag,
   int index,
   IList<DataSourceNode*>* stack
)
C++/CLI 
IList<MetaDataElement^>^ GetMetaData( 
   BaseTag^ tag,
   int index,
   IList<DataSourceNode^>^ stack
)

Parameters

tag
The tag to run.
index
For a chart tag this is which graph in the chart to run the select on.
stack
The stack of forEach loops in at this point. Node [0] is the root document node so this will always have length of at least 1.

Return Value

The metadata for the select.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 10, Windows NT, Windows Server

See Also

Windward Studios - .NET Document Generation software