UpdateModelExtensionContext Class

Provides file and project information to Visual Studio extensions that extend the .edmx file update process of the Update Model Wizard.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Extensibility
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Extensibility (in Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Extensibility.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class UpdateModelExtensionContext _
    Inherits ModelGenerationExtensionContext
'Usage
Dim instance As UpdateModelExtensionContext
public abstract class UpdateModelExtensionContext : ModelGenerationExtensionContext
public ref class UpdateModelExtensionContext abstract : public ModelGenerationExtensionContext
public abstract class UpdateModelExtensionContext extends ModelGenerationExtensionContext

Remarks

In a Visual Studio extension, the UpdateModelExtensionContext class is used when you want to extend the .edmx file update process of the Update Model Wizard. An instance of UpdateModelExtensionContext is passed to the IModelGenerationExtension.OnAfterModelUpdated method, which defines custom functionality of the Update Model Wizard.

For more information about extending the functionality of the ADO.NET Entity Data Model Tools, see Extending the Entity Data Model Tools and ADO.NET Entity Data Model Designer Extension Starter Kit.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Extensibility.ExtensionContext
    Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Extensibility.ModelGenerationExtensionContext
      Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Extensibility.UpdateModelExtensionContext

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

UpdateModelExtensionContext Members

Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Extensibility Namespace

Other Resources

Visual Studio Extensibility Developer Center

Developing Visual Studio Extensions

.edmx File Overview (Entity Framework)