StructuralTypeConfiguration<TStructuralType>.Property Method (Expression<Func<TStructuralType, String>>)

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Configures a string property that is defined on this type.

Namespace:  System.Data.Entity.ModelConfiguration.Configuration
Assembly:  EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Design", "CA1006:DoNotNestGenericTypesInMemberSignatures")> _
<SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Design", "CA1011:ConsiderPassingBaseTypesAsParameters")> _
Public Function Property ( _
    propertyExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of TStructuralType, String)) _
) As StringPropertyConfiguration
'Usage
Dim instance As StructuralTypeConfiguration 
Dim propertyExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of TStructuralType, String))
Dim returnValue As StringPropertyConfiguration 

returnValue = instance.Property(propertyExpression)

[SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Design", "CA1006:DoNotNestGenericTypesInMemberSignatures")]
[SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Design", "CA1011:ConsiderPassingBaseTypesAsParameters")]
public StringPropertyConfiguration Property(
    Expression<Func<TStructuralType, string>> propertyExpression
)

[SuppressMessageAttribute(L"Microsoft.Design", L"CA1006:DoNotNestGenericTypesInMemberSignatures")]
[SuppressMessageAttribute(L"Microsoft.Design", L"CA1011:ConsiderPassingBaseTypesAsParameters")]
public:
StringPropertyConfiguration^ Property(
    Expression<Func<TStructuralType, String^>^>^ propertyExpression
)

[<SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Design", "CA1006:DoNotNestGenericTypesInMemberSignatures")>]
[<SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Design", "CA1011:ConsiderPassingBaseTypesAsParameters")>]
member Property : 
        propertyExpression:Expression<Func<'TStructuralType, string>> -> StringPropertyConfiguration

public function Property(
    propertyExpression : Expression<Func<TStructuralType, String>>
) : StringPropertyConfiguration

Parameters

• propertyExpression
  Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TStructuralType, String>>
  A lambda expression representing the property to be configured. C#: t =&gt; t.MyProperty VB.Net: Function(t) t.MyProperty

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Entity.ModelConfiguration.Configuration.StringPropertyConfiguration
A configuration object that can be used to configure the property.

See Also

Reference

StructuralTypeConfiguration<TStructuralType> Class

Property Overload

System.Data.Entity.ModelConfiguration.Configuration Namespace