ObjectContext.CreateEntityKey(String, Object) Method
Definition
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Creates the entity key for a specific object, or returns the entity key if it already exists.
public virtual System.Data.Entity.Core.EntityKey CreateEntityKey (string entitySetName, object entity);
abstract member CreateEntityKey : string * obj -> System.Data.Entity.Core.EntityKey
override this.CreateEntityKey : string * obj -> System.Data.Entity.Core.EntityKey
Public Overridable Function CreateEntityKey (entitySetName As String, entity As Object) As EntityKey
Parameters
- entitySetName
- String
The fully qualified name of the entity set to which the entity object belongs.
- entity
- Object
The object for which the entity key is being retrieved.
Returns
The EntityKey of the object.
Exceptions
When either parameter is null.
When entitySetName is empty or when the type of the entity object does not exist in the entity set or when the entitySetName is not fully qualified.
When the entity key cannot be constructed successfully based on the supplied parameters.
Applies to
Entity Framework