CollectionDef Class

See Also

Repository objects are related to each other via relationships. The set of relationships, all of the same type, that relate one object to zero or more other objects, is a relationship collection.

A collection type (also referred to as a collection definition) defines how instances of a particular collection type will behave. The characteristics of the collection type determine:

The minimum and maximum number of items in a collection.
Whether or not the collection type is an origin collection type.
Whether or not the collection type permits the naming of destination objects, and if so, whether those names are case sensitive, and required to be unique.
Whether or not the collection type permits the explicit sequencing of items in the collection.
What happens to related objects when objects or relationships in the collection are deleted.
The kind of relationship that a particular collection type uses to relate objects to each other.

A collection is attached to an interface as a member of the interface. To add a new collection type to an interface definition, use the InterfaceDef class.

When to Use

Use the CollectionDef class to retrieve or modify the properties of a collection type, or to determine the kind of relationship that the collection implements.

Interfaces

Interface	Description
IAnnotationalProps	Gets and sets annotational properties.
ICollectionDef	Manages collection definitions.
IInterfaceMember	Relates a member to an interface.
IRepositoryDispatch	Provides enhanced dispatch support.
IRepositoryItem	Manages Repository objects and relationships.
IRepositoryObject	Retrieves Repository object identifiers.
IRepositoryObjectStorage	Creates and loads Repository objects.