getMetaData Method
Deprecated in 5.0 - might be removed in next major version. Use getSchemaView() on the iModel and call view.findClass(...) instead.
Get metadata for a class. This method will load the metadata from the iModel into the cache as a side-effect, if necessary.
getMetaData(classFullName: string): EntityMetaData
@throws IModelError if the metadata cannot be found nor loaded.
@example * ```typescript // Current usage: const metaData: EntityMetaData = imodel.getMetaData("SchemaName:ClassName");
// Replacement: const view = await imodel.getSchemaView(); const cls = view.findClass("SchemaName:ClassName");
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|----|----|----|
| <span class="parameter-name">classFullName</span> | <span class="parameter-type">string</span> | |
**Returns** - <span class="method-output"> EntityMetaData</span>
### Defined in
- <span class="defined-in"><a href="https://github.com/iTwin/itwinjs-core/blob/02b6830fce4831a198a80d364ab1c18f8dd0219d/core/backend/src/IModelDb.ts#L1923" target="_blank">backend/src/IModelDb.ts</a></span> Line 1923
Last Updated: 03 August, 2026
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