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EntityObject Class

.NET Framework 4

Base class for entity types that are generated by the Entity Data Model tools.

System.Object
  System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.StructuralObject
    System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EntityObject

Namespace:  System.Data.Objects.DataClasses
Assembly:  System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
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[SerializableAttribute]
[DataContractAttribute(IsReference = true)]
public abstract class EntityObject : StructuralObject, 
	IEntityWithKey, IEntityWithChangeTracker, IEntityWithRelationships

The EntityObject type exposes the following members.

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Protected method EntityObject Initializes a new instance of the EntityObject class.
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  Name Description
Public property EntityKey Gets or sets the key for this object.
Public property EntityState Gets the entity state of the object.
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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 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 GetValidValue<T>(T, String, Boolean, Boolean) Returns a complex type for the specified property. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method OnPropertyChanged Raises the PropertyChanged event. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
Protected method OnPropertyChanging Raises the PropertyChanging event. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
Protected method ReportPropertyChanged Notifies the change tracker that a property has changed. (Overrides StructuralObject.ReportPropertyChanged(String).)
Protected method ReportPropertyChanging Notifies the change tracker that a property change is pending. (Overrides StructuralObject.ReportPropertyChanging(String).)
Protected method SetValidValue<T>(T, T, String) Sets a complex object for the specified property. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Public event PropertyChanged Occurs when a property value has changed. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
Public event PropertyChanging Occurs when a property value change is a pending. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
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Explicit interface implemetation Private method IEntityWithChangeTracker.SetChangeTracker Specifies the instance of IEntityChangeTracker that is used to report property changes.
Explicit interface implemetation Private property IEntityWithRelationships.RelationshipManager Gets the relationship manager used by this object.
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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

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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