MetaData and Object Manager API

The MetaData and Object Manager API allows you to access metadata for database, classes, entities, attributes, operations, and parameters.

• MetaData and Object Manager API
  Some applications or frameworks may wish to operate against MBOs in a generic manner by invoking MBO operations without prior knowledge of MBO classes. This can be achieved by using the MetaData and Object Manager APIs.
• ObjectManager
  The ObjectManager class allows an application to call the Object API in a reflection style.
• DatabaseMetaData
  The DatabaseMetaData class holds package level metadata. You can use it to retrieve data such as synchronization groups, default database file, and MBO metadata .
• EntityMetaData
  The EntityMetaData class holds metadata for the MBO, including attributes and operations.
• AttributeMetaData
  The AttributeMetaData class holds metadata for an attribute such as attribute name, column name, type, and maxlength.