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Entity SQL supports calling user-defined functions in a query. You can define these functions inline with the query or as part of the conceptual model. Conceptual model functions are defined as an Entity SQL command in the DefiningExpression element of a Function element in the conceptual model.

Entity SQL enables you to define functions in the query command itself. The FUNCTION operator defines inline functions. You can define multiple functions in a single command, and these functions can have the same function name, as long as the function signatures are unique. For more information, see Function Overload Resolution (Entity SQL).

For more information, see How to: Call a User-Defined Function (Entity Framework).

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