LinkGenerationHelpers.GenerateSelfLink Method (EntityInstanceContext, Boolean)

Generates a self link following the OData URL conventions for the entity represented by entityContext.

Namespace:   System.Web.Http.OData.Builder
Assembly:  System.Web.Http.OData (in System.Web.Http.OData.dll)

Syntax

public static string GenerateSelfLink(
    this EntityInstanceContext entityContext,
    bool includeCast
)

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static String^ GenerateSelfLink(
    EntityInstanceContext^ entityContext,
    bool includeCast
)

static member GenerateSelfLink : 
        entityContext:EntityInstanceContext *
        includeCast:bool -> string

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GenerateSelfLink (
    entityContext As EntityInstanceContext,
    includeCast As Boolean
) As String

Parameters

• entityContext
  Type: System.Web.Http.OData.EntityInstanceContext

  The EntityInstanceContext representing the entity for which the self link needs to be generated.

• includeCast
  Type: System.Boolean

  Represents whether the generated link should have a cast segment representing a type cast.

Return Value

Type: System.String

The self link following the OData URL conventions.

See Also

LinkGenerationHelpers Class
System.Web.Http.OData.Builder Namespace

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