IDbSet<TEntity>.Find Method
[This page is specific to the Entity Framework version 6. The latest version is available as the 'Entity Framework' NuGet package. For more information about Entity Framework, see msdn.com/data/ef.]
Finds an entity with the given primary key values. If an entity with the given primary key values exists in the context, then it is returned immediately without making a request to the store. Otherwise, a request is made to the store for an entity with the given primary key values and this entity, if found, is attached to the context and returned. If no entity is found in the context or the store, then null is returned.
Namespace: System.Data.Entity
Assembly: EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function Find ( _
ParamArray keyValues As Object() _
) As TEntity
'Usage
Dim instance As IDbSet
Dim keyValues As Object()
Dim returnValue As TEntity
returnValue = instance.Find(keyValues)
TEntity Find(
params Object[] keyValues
)
TEntity Find(
... array<Object^>^ keyValues
)
abstract Find :
keyValues:Object[] -> 'TEntity
function Find(
... keyValues : Object[]
) : TEntity
Parameters
- keyValues
Type: System.Object[]
The values of the primary key for the entity to be found.
Return Value
Type: TEntity
The entity found, or null.
Remarks
The ordering of composite key values is as defined in the EDM, which is in turn as defined in the designer, by the Code First fluent API, or by the DataMember attribute.