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ComplexTypeAttribute Class

Denotes that the class is a complex type. Complex types are non-scalar properties of entity types that enable scalar properties to be organized within entities. Complex types do not have keys and cannot be managed by the Entity Framework apart from the parent object.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ComplexTypeAttribute

Namespace: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly: EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)

Syntax

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[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = false)]
public class ComplexTypeAttribute : Attribute

The ComplexTypeAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ComplexTypeAttribute	Initializes a new instance of the ComplexTypeAttribute class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	TypeId	(Inherited from Attribute.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	IsDefaultAttribute	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	Match	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.GetTypeInfo	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount	(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute.Invoke	(Inherited from Attribute.)

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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.

Reference

System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations Namespace

Other Resources

Entity Framework 4.1

Data Developer Center

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