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Provides common language runtime (CLR) methods that call functions in the database in LINQ to Entities queries.
Namespace:
System.Data.Objects.SqlClient
Assembly:
System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public NotInheritable Class SqlFunctions
You do not need to declare an instance of a static class in order to access its members.
public static class SqlFunctions
public ref class SqlFunctions abstract sealed
[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
[<SealedAttribute>]
type SqlFunctions = class end
System..::.Object
System.Data.Objects.SqlClient..::.SqlFunctions
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 4
.NET Framework Client Profile
Supported in: 4
Reference