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Table<TEntity>::GetOriginalEntityState Method

Returns an instance that contains the original state of the entity.

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

public:
TEntity GetOriginalEntityState(
	TEntity entity
)

Parameters

entity
Type: TEntity
The entity whose original state is to be returned.

Return Value

Type: TEntity
A Table<TEntity> instance in its original state.

This method returns the original state of an entity since it was either created or attached to the current DataContext. The original state of an entity that has been serialized and deserialized must be provided by an independent tracking mechanism and supplied when the entity is attached to a new DataContext. For more information, see Data Retrieval and CUD Operations in N-Tier Applications (LINQ to SQL).

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.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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