XPObjectSpace.FindObject(Type, CriteriaOperator, Boolean) Method

Searches for the first object which matches the specified criteria.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Xpo

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Xpo.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public override object FindObject(
    Type objectType,
    CriteriaOperator criteria,
    bool inTransaction
)

VB.NET

Public Overrides Function FindObject(
    objectType As Type,
    criteria As CriteriaOperator,
    inTransaction As Boolean
) As Object

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
objectType	Type	A Type object which is the type of objects to search for.
criteria	CriteriaOperator	A DevExpress.Data.Filtering.CriteriaOperator descendant which is the criteria for matching persistent objects.
inTransaction	Boolean	true if all objects (in the database and retrieved) are processed by the specified criteria; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	An object which is the first persistent object which matches the specified criteria. null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no persistent object which matches the criteria.

Remarks

This method searches for an object, both if the specified object type is a class and if the specified object type is an interface.

Persistent objects that are marked for deletion are not included in the search.