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DataServiceContext.AddRelatedObject Method

.NET Framework 4

Adds a related object to the context and creates the link that defines the relationship between the two objects in a single request.

Namespace:  System.Data.Services.Client
Assembly:  System.Data.Services.Client (in System.Data.Services.Client.dll)
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public void AddRelatedObject(
	Object source,
	string sourceProperty,
	Object target
)

Parameters

source
Type: System.Object
The parent object that is being tracked by the context.
sourceProperty
Type: System.String
The name of the navigation property that returns the related object based on an association between the two entities.
target
Type: System.Object
The related object that is being added.

You can call the AddRelatedObject method to add a related object instead of calling these three methods: AddObject, AddLink, SetLink.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

.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.
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There are some cases where SetLink may be required

If the data service provider doesn't treat links as inherently bi-directional (as Entity Framework does), then you may also need to call SetLink to define the back-reference in the relationship.

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