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EntityRef(Of TEntity) Structure
Silverlight
Provides for deferred loading and relationship maintenance for the singleton side of a one-to-many relationship in a LINQ to SQL application.
Namespace: System.Data.Linq
Assembly: System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)
The EntityRef(Of TEntity) type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | EntityRef(Of TEntity)(TEntity) | Initializes a new instance of the EntityRef(Of TEntity) class by specifying the target entity. |
![]() ![]() | EntityRef(Of TEntity)(EntityRef(Of TEntity)) | Initializes a new instance of the EntityRef(Of TEntity) class by referencing the target entity. |
![]() ![]() | EntityRef(Of TEntity)(IEnumerable(Of TEntity)) | Initializes a new instance of the EntityRef(Of TEntity) class by specifying the source. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Entity | Gets or sets the target entity. |
![]() ![]() | HasLoadedOrAssignedValue | Gets a value that indicates whether the target has been loaded or assigned. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Equals | Indicates whether this instance and a specified object are equal. (Inherited from ValueType.) |
![]() ![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from ValueType.) |
![]() ![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | ToString | Returns the fully qualified type name of this instance. (Inherited from ValueType.) |
This class is used in combination with EntitySet(Of TEntity).
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
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