LinkEntity Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Query

Assembly:: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll

Package:: Microsoft.PowerPlatform.Dataverse.Client v1.1.32

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Specifies the links between multiple tables used in creating complex queries.

public ref class LinkEntity sealed : System::Runtime::Serialization::IExtensibleDataObject

[System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContract(Name="LinkEntity", Namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")]
public sealed class LinkEntity : System.Runtime.Serialization.IExtensibleDataObject

[<System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContract(Name="LinkEntity", Namespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")>]
type LinkEntity = class
    interface IExtensibleDataObject

Public NotInheritable Class LinkEntity
Implements IExtensibleDataObject

Inheritance: Object
LinkEntity

Attributes: DataContractAttribute

Implements: IExtensibleDataObject

Examples

/// <summary>
/// Return account and related primary contact data based on an account number
/// </summary>
/// <param name="service">The authenticated IOrganizationService instance</param>
/// <param name="accountNumber">The account number to match.</param>
/// <returns>EntityCollection with any matching records</returns>
static EntityCollection LinkEntityExample(
      IOrganizationService service,
      string accountNumber)
{
      QueryExpression query = new("account")
      {
         ColumnSet = new ColumnSet("name"),
         Criteria = new FilterExpression(LogicalOperator.And)
         {
            Conditions = {
                  new ConditionExpression(
                     attributeName:"accountnumber",
                     conditionOperator: ConditionOperator.Equal,
                     value: accountNumber)
            }
         },
         Orders = {
            new OrderExpression(
                  attributeName:"name",
                  orderType: OrderType.Descending)
         },
         Distinct = true
      };

      LinkEntity primaryContactLink = query.AddLink(
         linkToEntityName: "contact",
         linkFromAttributeName: "primarycontactid",
         linkToAttributeName: "contactid",
         joinOperator: JoinOperator.Inner);

      primaryContactLink.Columns.AddColumns("firstname", "lastname");
      primaryContactLink.EntityAlias = "c";

      return service.RetrieveMultiple(query: query);
}

Constructors

LinkEntity()	Initializes a new instance of the LinkEntity class.
LinkEntity(String, String, String, String, JoinOperator)	Initializes a new instance of the LinkEntity class setting the LinkToEntityName, LinkFromAttributeName, LinkToAttributeName, and JoinOperator properties.

Properties

Columns	Gets or sets the set of columns to be returned.
EntityAlias	Gets or sets the alias for the related table.
ExtensionData	Gets or sets the structure that contains extra data.
ForceSeek	For internal use only.
JoinOperator	Gets or sets the join operator.
LinkCriteria	Gets or sets the complex condition and logical filter expressions that filter the results of the query.
LinkEntities	Gets the links between multiple tables.
LinkFromAttributeName	Gets or sets the logical name of the column of the table that you are linking from.
LinkFromEntityName	Gets or sets the logical name of the table that you are linking from.
LinkToAttributeName	Gets or sets the logical name of the column of the table that you are linking to.
LinkToEntityName	Gets or sets the logical name of the table that you are linking to.
Orders	Gets the order in which the records are returned from the query.

Methods

AddLink(String, String, String, JoinOperator)	Adds a link to the LinkEntity.LinkEntities collection, setting the LinkToEntityName, LinkFromAttributeName, LinkToAttributeName, and JoinOperator properties.
AddLink(String, String, String)	Adds a link to the LinkEntity.LinkEntities collection, setting the LinkToEntityName, LinkFromAttributeName, and LinkToAttributeName properties.

Applies to

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