Instance.getByExtId()

Signature

Concept getByExtId (String extId)

Domain

action

Description

Returns the Instance using extId as the external ID.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
extIdStringThe external ID.

Returns

TypeDescription
ConceptInstance with the external ID as extId. Returns null if no such Instance exists in Working Memory. Note: This method should not be used to load Cache-only concepts into Working Memory for modifications, especially if they have not already been retrieved in the Pre-Processor.

Cautions

none