MetadataWorkspaceExtensions.GetTableName Method

Returns the name of the table that corresponds to the specified EntitySet.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration (in Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function GetTableName ( _
    entitySet As EntitySet _
) As String
'Usage
Dim entitySet As EntitySet
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = entitySet.GetTableName()

public static string GetTableName(
    this EntitySet entitySet
)

[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static String^ GetTableName(
    EntitySet^ entitySet
)

public static function GetTableName(
    entitySet : EntitySet
) : String

Parameters

• entitySet
  Type: System.Data.Metadata.Edm.EntitySet
  An entity set.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The name of the table that corresponds to the specified EntitySet.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type EntitySet. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

The GetTableName() method is used by the Generate Database Wizard when generating a database from a conceptual model.

Permissions

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

MetadataWorkspaceExtensions Class

MetadataWorkspaceExtensions Members

Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Generate a Database from a Conceptual Model (Entity Data Model Tools)

Windows Workflow Foundation