EntityContext Class

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05/25/2016

The EntityContext is an abstract base class which provides the same functionality as the DbContext scaffolded by Visual Studio. It is optional to use this base class instead of the scaffolded code when using a TableController<TData>.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Mobile.Service
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Mobile.Service.Entity (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Mobile.Service.Entity.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Data.Entity.DbContext
Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Mobile.Service.EntityContext

Syntax

public abstract class EntityContext : DbContext

public ref class EntityContext abstract : DbContext

[<AbstractClass>]
type EntityContext = 
    class
        inherit DbContext
    end

Public MustInherit Class EntityContext
    Inherits DbContext

Constructors

	Name	Description
	EntityContext()	Initializes a new instance of the EntityContext with the default schema name derived from the service name.
	EntityContext(String)	Initializes a new instance of the EntityContext with a given schema.
	EntityContext(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the EntityContext with a given schema and nameOrConnectionString.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ChangeTracker	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Configuration	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Database	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Schema	Gets or sets the default database schema name. This default database schema name is used for database objects that do not have an explicitly configured schema name. If the schema name is null or empty then a default schema name is derived from the service name.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose()	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Dispose(Boolean)	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Entry(Object)	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Entry<TEntity>(TEntity)	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Equals(Object)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetValidationErrors()	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	MemberwiseClone()	(Inherited from Object.)
	OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder)	(Overrides DbContext.OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder).)
	SaveChanges()	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	SaveChangesAsync()	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	SaveChangesAsync(CancellationToken)	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Set(Type)	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	Set<TEntity>()	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	ShouldValidateEntity(DbEntityEntry)	(Inherited from DbContext.)
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)
	ValidateEntity(DbEntityEntry, IDictionary<Object, Object>)	(Inherited from DbContext.)

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.

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