ModelTransformExtensionContext Class

Provides file and project information to Visual Studio extensions that extend the file loading and saving of .edmx files by the Entity Data Model Designer.

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

Syntax

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

Remarks

In a Visual Studio extension, the ModelTransformExtensionContext class is used when you want to extend the loading and saving of .edmx files by the Entity Data Model Designer (Entity Designer). An instance of ModelTransformExtensionContext is passed to the OnAfterModelLoaded or OnBeforeModelSaved methods, which define custom file loading and saving functionality of .edmx files.

By default, the Entity Designer loads and saves .edmx files. The IModelTransformExtension class transforms an .edmx file before it is displayed in the Entity Designer and before it is saved. The IModelConversionExtension class, by contrast, enables the Entity Designer to load and save files with a different format. These two classes can be used together in the same Visual Studio extension.

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.ModelTransformExtensionContext

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

ModelTransformExtensionContext Members

Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Extensibility Namespace

Other Resources

Visual Studio Extensibility Developer Center

Developing Visual Studio Extensions

.edmx File Overview (Entity Framework)