ObjectContext.CreateObject<T> Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data.Objects

Assembly:: System.Data.Entity.dll

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Creates and returns an instance of the requested type .

public:
generic <typename T>
 where T : class T CreateObject();

public T CreateObject<T> () where T : class;

member this.CreateObject : unit -> 'T (requires 'T : null)

Public Function CreateObject(Of T As Class) () As T

Type Parameters

T

Type of object to be returned.

Returns

An instance of the requested type T, or an instance of a derived type that enables T to be used with the Entity Framework. The returned object is either an instance of the requested type or an instance of a derived type that enables the requested type to be used with the Entity Framework.

Remarks

The CreateObject method is used with POCO custom data classes to make sure that the returned object can be managed correctly by the Entity Framework. For more information, see Requirements for Creating POCO Proxies and Working with POCO Entities.

Applies to