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C1.PivotEngine Assembly / C1.PivotEngine Namespace / C1PivotEngine Class / GetMetadata Method / GetMetadata(IEnumerable,CancellationToken) Method
Data source collection.
Enables task cancellation.

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    GetMetadata(IEnumerable,CancellationToken) Method
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    Lists fields with their types and provides other metadata for a data source.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    Public Overloads Shared Function GetMetadata( _
       ByVal dataSource As IEnumerable, _
       ByVal cancelToken As CancellationToken _
    ) As Task(Of Dictionary(Of String,Object))

    Parameters

    dataSource
    Data source collection.
    cancelToken
    Enables task cancellation.

    Return Value

    Dictionary containing key/value pairs for metadata parts, where key is the name of the part.
    Remarks

    Currently supported metadata parts are:

    "fields": IList collection containing field information, objects with properties Name (string) and Type (System.Type)

    "rowCount": Number of rows in the data source

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