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DataContext::GetChangeSet Method

Provides access to the modified objects tracked by DataContext.

Namespace:  System.Data.Linq
Assembly:  System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

public:
ChangeSet^ GetChangeSet()

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Linq::ChangeSet
The set of objects is returned as three read-only collections.

Note the following considerations:

  • GetChangeSet might have side effects, such as inference of insert and delete operations that are usually performed at the time of SubmitChanges. For example, objects that are used in the following operations can create corresponding inferred operations in the following list:

  • The set may not be ordered according to foreign key constraints.

  • Database-generated values (for example, primary and foreign key values, timestamps, and so forth) are not available. Such information requires database command execution and perhaps the propagation of retrieved information (for example, foreign key from primary key).

  • The set of changed objects is computed at the time of the call. Subsequent calls to SubmitChanges can produce a different set if additional changes are made.

Output when no changes have been made appears as follows:

{Added: 0, Removed: 0, Modified: 0}

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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