EntityExtensions Class

Article
06/06/2017

Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2015

Extensions to the core Entity class. (Developer Extensions)

Namespace: Microsoft.Xrm.Client
Assembly: Microsoft.Xrm.Client (in Microsoft.Xrm.Client.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.Xrm.Client.EntityExtensions

Syntax

public static class EntityExtensions

[ExtensionAttribute]
public ref class EntityExtensions abstract sealed

[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
type EntityExtensions = class end

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public NotInheritable Class EntityExtensions

Methods

	Name	Description
	AssertEntityName(Entity, String[])	Verifies that the logical name of an entity is the expected name.
	Clone(Entity, Boolean)	Deep clones an instance of the Entity class.
	Clone(EntityCollection, Boolean)	Deep clones an instance of the Entity class.
	GetAttributeCollectionValue<T>(Entity, String)	Gets the attribute collection for a specific attribute of an entity.
	GetAttributeValue(Entity, String)	Retrieves the value of the attribute.
	GetAttributeValue<T>(Entity, String)	Retrieves the value of an attribute.
	GetEntityReferenceValue<T>(Entity, String)	Retrieves attribute values for EntityReference attributes.
	GetFormattedAttributeValue(Entity, String)	Retrieves a formatted attribute value.
	GetRelatedEntities(Entity, OrganizationServiceContext, Relationship)	Retrieves the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntities(Entity, OrganizationServiceContext, String, Nullable<EntityRole>)	Retrieves the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntities<TEntity>(Entity, Relationship)	Retrieves the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntities<TEntity>(Entity, String, Nullable<EntityRole>)	Retrieves the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntities<TEntity, TResult>(TEntity, OrganizationServiceContext, Expression<Func<TEntity, IEnumerable<TResult>>>)	Retrieves the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntities<TEntity, TResult>(Entity, Expression<Func<TEntity, IEnumerable<TResult>>>)	Retrieves the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntity(Entity, OrganizationServiceContext, Relationship)	Retrieves the related entity for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntity(Entity, OrganizationServiceContext, String, Nullable<EntityRole>)	Retrieves the related entity for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntity<TEntity>(Entity, Relationship)	Retrieves the related entity for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntity<TEntity>(Entity, String, Nullable<EntityRole>)	Retrieves the related entity for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntity<TEntity, TResult>(TEntity, Expression<Func<TEntity, TResult>>)	Retrieves the related entity for a specific relationship.
	GetRelatedEntity<TEntity, TResult>(TEntity, OrganizationServiceContext, Expression<Func<TEntity, TResult>>)	Retrieves the related entity for a specific relationship.
	SetAttributeCollectionValue<T>(Entity, String, IEnumerable<T>)	Modifies the value of a sequence attribute.
	SetAttributeValue(Entity, String, Object)	Modifies the value of an attribute.
	SetAttributeValue(Entity, String, String, Object)	Modifies the value of an attribute.
	SetAttributeValue<T>(Entity, String, Object)	Modifies the value of an attribute.
	SetAttributeValue<T>(Entity, String, String, Object)	Modifies the value of an attribute.
	SetRelatedEntities<TEntity>(Entity, Relationship, IEnumerable<TEntity>)	Modifies the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	SetRelatedEntities<TEntity>(Entity, String, IEnumerable<TEntity>)	Modifies the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	SetRelatedEntities<TEntity>(Entity, String, Nullable<EntityRole>, IEnumerable<TEntity>)	Modifies the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	SetRelatedEntities<TEntity, TResult>(TEntity, Expression<Func<TEntity, IEnumerable<TResult>>>, IEnumerable<TResult>)	Modifies the collection of related entities for a specific relationship.
	SetRelatedEntity<TEntity>(Entity, Relationship, TEntity)	Modifies a related entity for a specific relationship.
	SetRelatedEntity<TEntity>(Entity, String, TEntity)	Modifies a related entity for a specific relationship.
	SetRelatedEntity<TEntity>(Entity, String, Nullable<EntityRole>, TEntity)	Modifies a related entity for a specific relationship.
	SetRelatedEntity<TEntity, TResult>(TEntity, Expression<Func<TEntity, TResult>>, TResult)	Modifies a related entity for a specific relationship.

Remarks

Extensions to the core Entity class.

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.