EntitySet<TEntity>.CopyTo Method

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Copies the EntitySet<TEntity> to an array.

Namespace:  System.Data.Linq
Assembly:  System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub CopyTo ( _
    array As TEntity(), _
    arrayIndex As Integer _
)
public void CopyTo(
    TEntity[] array,
    int arrayIndex
)

Parameters

  • array
    Type: array<TEntity[]
    The array to copy to.
  • arrayIndex
    Type: System.Int32
    The starting index in the array.

Implements

ICollection<T>.CopyTo(array<T[], Int32)

Remarks

The following C# sample shows one use of this method:

var customer = (from c in db.Customers
   where c.CustomerID == "ALFKI"
   select c).Single();

Order[] orderArray = new Order[customer.Orders.Count];

customer.Orders.CopyTo(orderArray,0);In Visual Basic:

Dim customer = (From c In db.Customers _ 
   Where c.CustomerID = "ALFKI" _ 
   Select c).[Single]()

Dim orderArray As Order() = New Order(customer.Orders.Count - 1) {}
customer.Orders.CopyTo(orderArray, 0)

Version Information

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

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