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returns a member at the specific path without activating intermediate objects.

Namespace: Db4objects.Db4o.Ext
Assembly:   Db4objects.Db4o (in Db4objects.Db4o.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Function Descend ( _
	obj As Object, _
	path As String() _
) As Object
C#
Object Descend (
	Object obj,
	string[] path
)
Visual C++
Object^ Descend (
	Object^ obj, 
	array<String^>^ path
)

Parameters

obj
System.Object
the parent object that is to be used as the starting point.
path
System.String[]
an array of field names to navigate by

Return Value

the object at the specified path or null if no object is found

Remarks

returns a member at the specific path without activating intermediate objects.

This method allows navigating from a persistent object to it's members in a performant way without activating or instantiating intermediate objects.