EntitySetController<TEntity, TKey>.CreateEntity Method (TEntity)

This method should be overridden to create a new entity in the entity set.

Namespace:   System.Web.Http.OData
Assembly:  System.Web.Http.OData (in System.Web.Http.OData.dll)

Syntax

protected internal virtual TEntity CreateEntity(
    TEntity entity
)

public protected:
virtual TEntity CreateEntity(
    TEntity entity
)

abstract CreateEntity : 
        entity:'TEntity -> 'TEntity
override CreateEntity : 
        entity:'TEntity -> 'TEntity

Protected Friend Overridable Function CreateEntity (
    entity As TEntity
) As TEntity

Parameters

• entity
  Type: TEntity

  The entity to add to the entity set.

Return Value

Type: TEntity

The created entity.

Remarks

When overriding this method, the GetKey method should also be overridden so that the location header can be generated.

See Also

EntitySetController<TEntity, TKey> Class
System.Web.Http.OData Namespace

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