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EntityObject Class

.NET Framework 4.5

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

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)

Syntax

C++

[SerializableAttribute]
[DataContractAttribute(IsReference = true)]
public abstract class EntityObject : StructuralObject, 
	IEntityWithKey, IEntityWithChangeTracker, IEntityWithRelationships

The EntityObject type exposes the following members.

Constructors

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

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Properties

	Name	Description
	EntityKey	Gets or sets the key for this object.
	EntityState	Gets the entity state of the object.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetValidValue<T>(T, String, Boolean, Boolean)	Returns a complex type for the specified property. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	OnPropertyChanged	Raises the PropertyChanged event. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	OnPropertyChanging	Raises the PropertyChanging event. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	ReportPropertyChanged	Notifies the change tracker that a property has changed. (Overrides StructuralObject.ReportPropertyChanged(String).)
	ReportPropertyChanging	Notifies the change tracker that a property change is pending. (Overrides StructuralObject.ReportPropertyChanging(String).)
	SetValidValue<T>(T, T, String)	Sets a complex object for the specified property. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	PropertyChanged	Occurs when a property value has changed. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	PropertyChanging	Occurs when a property value change is a pending. (Inherited from StructuralObject.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IEntityWithChangeTracker.SetChangeTracker	Specifies the instance of IEntityChangeTracker that is used to report property changes.
	IEntityWithRelationships.RelationshipManager	Gets the relationship manager used by this object.

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Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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.Data.Objects.DataClasses Namespace

Other Resources

Working with Objects

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