ObjectStateEntry.GetModifiedProperties Method
Returns the names of an object's properties that have changed since the last time SaveChanges was called.
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
Return Value
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<String>An IEnumerable<T> collection of names as String.
The example in this topic is based on the Adventure Works Sales Model. The example gets the ObjectStateEntry for the given EntityKey from the ObjectStateManager. Then it gets the current value of the SalesOrderHeader.PurchaseOrderNumber property, changes the property's value, and enumerates through the collection of modified properties.
int orderId = 43680; using (AdventureWorksEntities context = new AdventureWorksEntities()) { var order = (from o in context.SalesOrderHeaders where o.SalesOrderID == orderId select o).First(); // Get ObjectStateEntry from EntityKey. ObjectStateEntry stateEntry = context.ObjectStateManager .GetObjectStateEntry(((IEntityWithKey)order).EntityKey); //Get the current value of SalesOrderHeader.PurchaseOrderNumber. CurrentValueRecord rec1 = stateEntry.CurrentValues; string oldPurchaseOrderNumber = (string)rec1.GetValue(rec1.GetOrdinal("PurchaseOrderNumber")); //Change the value. order.PurchaseOrderNumber = "12345"; string newPurchaseOrderNumber = (string)rec1.GetValue(rec1.GetOrdinal("PurchaseOrderNumber")); // Get the modified properties. IEnumerable<string> modifiedFields = stateEntry.GetModifiedProperties(); foreach (string s in modifiedFields) Console.WriteLine("Modified field name: {0}\n Old Value: {1}\n New Value: {2}", s, oldPurchaseOrderNumber, newPurchaseOrderNumber); // Get the Entity that is associated with this ObjectStateEntry. SalesOrderHeader associatedEnity = (SalesOrderHeader)stateEntry.Entity; Console.WriteLine("Associated Enity's ID: {0}", associatedEnity.SalesOrderID); }
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