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System.Data.Linq.Mapping Namespace
Visual Studio 2008
The System.Data.Linq.Mapping namespace contains classes that are used to generate a LINQ to SQL object model that represents the structure and content of a relational database.
| Class | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AssociationAttribute | Designates a property to represent a database association, such as a foreign key relationship. |
| AttributeMappingSource | A mapping source that uses attributes on the context to create the mapping model. |
| ColumnAttribute | Associates a class with a column in a database table. |
| DataAttribute | Provides members to describe attributes of data in columns. |
| DatabaseAttribute | Specifies certain attributes of a class that represents a database. |
| FunctionAttribute | Associates a method with a stored procedure or user-defined function in the database. |
| InheritanceMappingAttribute | Maps an inheritance hierarchy in a LINQ to SQL application. |
| MappingSource | Represents a source for mapping information. |
| MetaAccessor | Represents an accessor to a member. |
| MetaAccessor<TEntity, TMember> | A strongly typed version of the MetaAccessor class. |
| MetaAssociation | Represents an association relationship between two entity types. |
| MetaDataMember | Represents the mapping between a field or a property of a domain object into a column of a database table. |
| MetaFunction | Represents the mapping between a context method and a database function. |
| MetaModel | An abstraction that represents the mapping between a database and domain objects. |
| MetaParameter | Represents the mapping between a method parameter and a database function parameter. |
| MetaTable | Represents an abstraction of a database table or view. |
| MetaType | Represents the mapping of a domain object type to the columns of a database table. |
| ParameterAttribute | Enables specification of mapping details for a stored procedure method parameter. |
| ProviderAttribute | Specifies which database provider to use. |
| ResultTypeAttribute | Used to specify each type of result; for functions having various result types. |
| TableAttribute | Designates a class as an entity class that is associated with a database table. |
| XmlMappingSource | Represents a mapping source that uses an external XML mapping file to create the model. |
| Enumeration | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AutoSync | Instructs the runtime how to retrieve the value after an insert or update operation. |
| UpdateCheck | Specifies when objects are to be tested for concurrency conflicts. |
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