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EntityModelSchemaGenerator Class

Generates conceptual schema definition language (CSDL) and mapping specification language (MSL), based on store schema definition language (SSDL).

System.Object
  System.Data.Entity.Design.EntityModelSchemaGenerator

Namespace:  System.Data.Entity.Design
Assembly:  System.Data.Entity.Design (in System.Data.Entity.Design.dll)
public sealed class EntityModelSchemaGenerator

The EntityModelSchemaGenerator type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method EntityModelSchemaGenerator(EntityContainer) Initializes a new instance of the EntityModelSchemaGenerator class.
Public method EntityModelSchemaGenerator(EntityContainer, String, String) Initializes a new instance of the EntityModelSchemaGenerator class.
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  Name Description
Public property EdmItemCollection Gets the EdmItemCollection that was created by the GenerateMetadata method.
Public property EntityContainer Gets the conceptual model EntityContainer that was created by the GenerateMetadata method.
Public property GenerateForeignKeyProperties Gets or sets the flag for generating foreign key properties in a conceptual model.
Public property PluralizationService Gets or sets the PluralizationService value that indicates the service used when generating a model.
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  Name Description
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GenerateMetadata() Generates the conceptual model metadata information and returns any schema errors.
Public method GenerateMetadata(Version) Generates the conceptual model metadata information and returns any schema errors.
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method WriteModelSchema(String) Writes the generated conceptual schema definition language (CSDL) to the specified file.
Public method WriteModelSchema(XmlWriter) Writes the generated conceptual schema definition language (CSDL) to an XmlWriter object.
Public method WriteStorageMapping(String) Writes the generated mapping specification language (MSL) to the specified file.
Public method WriteStorageMapping(XmlWriter) Writes the generated mapping specification language (MSL) to an XmlWriter object.
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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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