EntityObject Class

.NET Framework (current version)

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Base class for entity types that are generated by the Entity Data Model tools.

Namespace: System.Data.Objects.DataClasses
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.Data.Objects.DataClasses::StructuralObject
System.Data.Objects.DataClasses::EntityObject

Syntax

C++

[SerializableAttribute]
[DataContractAttribute(IsReference = true)]
public ref class EntityObject abstract : StructuralObject, IEntityWithKey, 
	IEntityWithChangeTracker, IEntityWithRelationships

Constructors

	Name	Description
	EntityObject()	Initializes a new instance of the EntityObject class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	EntityKey	Gets or sets the key for this object.
	EntityState	Gets the entity state of the object.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetValidValue<T>(T, String^, Boolean, Boolean)	Returns a complex type for the specified property.(Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	OnPropertyChanged(String^)	Raises the PropertyChanged event.(Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	OnPropertyChanging(String^)	Raises the PropertyChanging event.(Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	ReportPropertyChanged(String^)	Notifies the change tracker that a property has changed.(Overrides StructuralObject::ReportPropertyChanged(String^).)
	ReportPropertyChanging(String^)	Notifies the change tracker that a property change is pending.(Overrides StructuralObject::ReportPropertyChanging(String^).)
	SetValidValue<T>(T, T, String^)	Sets a complex object for the specified property.(Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Events

	Name	Description
	PropertyChanged	Occurs when a property value has changed.(Inherited from StructuralObject.)
	PropertyChanging	Occurs when a property value change is a pending.(Inherited from StructuralObject.)

Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IEntityWithChangeTracker::SetChangeTracker(IEntityChangeTracker^)	Specifies the instance of IEntityChangeTracker that is used to report property changes.
	IEntityWithRelationships::RelationshipManager	Gets the relationship manager used by this object.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 3.5

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.