RelationshipManager::GetRelatedReference<TTargetEntity> Method (String^, String^)

 

Gets the EntityReference<TEntity> for a related object by using the specified combination of relationship name and target role name.

Namespace:   System.Data.Objects.DataClasses
Assembly:  System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)

public:
generic<typename TTargetEntity>
where TTargetEntity : ref class
EntityReference<TTargetEntity>^ GetRelatedReference(
	String^ relationshipName,
	String^ targetRoleName
)

Parameters

relationshipName
Type: System::String^

Name of the relationship to navigate. The relationship name is not namespace qualified.

targetRoleName
Type: System::String^

Name of the target role for the navigation. Indicates the direction of navigation across the relationship.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Objects.DataClasses::EntityReference<TTargetEntity>^

The EntityReference<TEntity> of a related object.

Type Parameters

TTargetEntity

The type of the returned EntityReference<TEntity>.

Exception Condition
InvalidOperationException

The specified role returned an EntityCollection<TEntity> instead of an EntityReference<TEntity>.

The relationship name should not be namespace qualified. An error occurs when you prepend the namespace to the relationship name.

.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
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