EntityKey.IsTemporary Property
Definition
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Gets a value that indicates whether the EntityKey is temporary.
public:
property bool IsTemporary { bool get(); };public bool IsTemporary { get; }member this.IsTemporary : boolPublic ReadOnly Property IsTemporary As BooleanProperty Value
true if the EntityKey is temporary; otherwise, false.
Remarks
When a new entity is created, the Entity Framework defines temporary key and sets the IsTemporary property to true. When you call the SaveChanges method, the Entity Framework assigns a permanent key and sets the IsTemporary property to false.
Note
Temporary keys are constructed automatically by the framework; they cannot be constructed directly by a user.
Temporary keys have different comparison semantics than permanent keys:
Temporary keys use reference equality. That is, two references to the exact same temporary EntityKey instance are equal but no other EntityKey instances are equal.
Permanent keys determine equality based on the values of the contained key properties and the EntitySet. That is, you can have two separate EntityKey instances that are equal if their entity sets are the same and their key values are equal.
In addition, temporary keys have no EntitySet or key values, but permanent keys do.
When the AcceptChanges method is called on an entity's ObjectStateEntry and the entity transitions from the Added state to Unchanged state, the Entity Framework automatically computes a new permanent key for the entity and synchronizes all temporary key references.
