EntitySetConfiguration<TEntityType>.HasOptionalBinding Method

 

Namespace:   System.Web.Http.OData.Builder
Assembly:  System.Web.Http.OData (in System.Web.Http.OData.dll)

Overload List

	Name	Description
	HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType>(Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>>, EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType>)	Configures an optional relationship from this entity type and binds the corresponding navigation property to the given entity set.
	HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType>(Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>>, String)	Configures an optional relationship from this entity type and binds the corresponding navigation property to the given entity set.
	HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType, TDerivedEntityType>(Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>>, EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType>)	Configures an optional relationship from this entity type and binds the corresponding navigation property to the given entity set.
	HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType, TDerivedEntityType>(Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>>, String)	Configures an optional relationship from this entity type and binds the corresponding navigation property to the given entity set.

See Also

EntitySetConfiguration<TEntityType> Class
System.Web.Http.OData.Builder Namespace

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EntitySetConfiguration<TEntityType>.HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType> Method (Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>>, EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType>)

Configures an optional relationship from this entity type and binds the corresponding navigation property to the given entity set.

Syntax

public NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType>(
    Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>> navigationExpression,
    EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType> targetSet
)
where TTargetType : class

public:
generic<typename TTargetType>
where TTargetType : ref class
NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration^ HasOptionalBinding(
    Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>^>^ navigationExpression,
    EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType>^ targetSet
)

member HasOptionalBinding<'TTargetType when 'TTargetType : not struct> : 
        navigationExpression:Expression<Func<'TEntityType, 'TTargetType>> *
        targetSet:EntitySetConfiguration<'TTargetType> -> NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

Public Function HasOptionalBinding(Of TTargetType As Class) (
    navigationExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of TEntityType, TTargetType)),
    targetSet As EntitySetConfiguration(Of TTargetType)
) As NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

Parameters

• navigationExpression
  Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>>

  A lambda expression representing the navigation property for the relationship. For example, in C# t => t.MyProperty and in Visual Basic .NET Function(t) t.MyProperty.

• targetSet
  Type: System.Web.Http.OData.Builder.EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType>

  The target entity set for the binding.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Http.OData.Builder.NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

A configuration object that can be used to further configure the relationship further.

Type Parameters

• TTargetType
  The target entity set type.

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EntitySetConfiguration<TEntityType>.HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType> Method (Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>>, String)

Configures an optional relationship from this entity type and binds the corresponding navigation property to the given entity set.

Syntax

public NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType>(
    Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>> navigationExpression,
    string entitySetName
)
where TTargetType : class

public:
generic<typename TTargetType>
where TTargetType : ref class
NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration^ HasOptionalBinding(
    Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>^>^ navigationExpression,
    String^ entitySetName
)

member HasOptionalBinding<'TTargetType when 'TTargetType : not struct> : 
        navigationExpression:Expression<Func<'TEntityType, 'TTargetType>> *
        entitySetName:string -> NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

Public Function HasOptionalBinding(Of TTargetType As Class) (
    navigationExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of TEntityType, TTargetType)),
    entitySetName As String
) As NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

Parameters

• navigationExpression
  Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetType>>

  A lambda expression representing the navigation property for the relationship. For example, in C# t => t.MyProperty and in Visual Basic .NET Function(t) t.MyProperty.

• entitySetName
  Type: System.String

  The target entity set name for the binding.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Http.OData.Builder.NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

A configuration object that can be used to further configure the relationship further.

Type Parameters

• TTargetType
  The target entity set type.

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EntitySetConfiguration<TEntityType>.HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType, TDerivedEntityType> Method (Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>>, EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType>)

Configures an optional relationship from this entity type and binds the corresponding navigation property to the given entity set.

Syntax

public NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType, TDerivedEntityType>(
    Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>> navigationExpression,
    EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType> targetSet
)
where TTargetType : class
where TDerivedEntityType : class, TEntityType

public:
generic<typename TTargetType, typename TDerivedEntityType>
where TTargetType : ref class
where TDerivedEntityType : ref class, TEntityType
NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration^ HasOptionalBinding(
    Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>^>^ navigationExpression,
    EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType>^ targetSet
)

member HasOptionalBinding<'TTargetType, 'TDerivedEntityType when 'TTargetType : not struct when 'TDerivedEntityType : not struct and 'TEntityType> : 
        navigationExpression:Expression<Func<'TDerivedEntityType, 'TTargetType>> *
        targetSet:EntitySetConfiguration<'TTargetType> -> NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

Public Function HasOptionalBinding(Of TTargetType As Class, TDerivedEntityType As { Class, TEntityType }) (
    navigationExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType)),
    targetSet As EntitySetConfiguration(Of TTargetType)
) As NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

Parameters

• navigationExpression
  Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>>

  A lambda expression representing the navigation property for the relationship. For example, in C# t => t.MyProperty and in Visual Basic .NET Function(t) t.MyProperty.

• targetSet
  Type: System.Web.Http.OData.Builder.EntitySetConfiguration<TTargetType>

  The target entity set for the binding.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Http.OData.Builder.NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

A configuration object that can be used to further configure the relationship further.

Type Parameters

• TTargetType
  The target entity set type.

• TDerivedEntityType
  The target entity type.

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EntitySetConfiguration<TEntityType>.HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType, TDerivedEntityType> Method (Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>>, String)

Configures an optional relationship from this entity type and binds the corresponding navigation property to the given entity set.

Syntax

public NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration HasOptionalBinding<TTargetType, TDerivedEntityType>(
    Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>> navigationExpression,
    string entitySetName
)
where TTargetType : class
where TDerivedEntityType : class, TEntityType

public:
generic<typename TTargetType, typename TDerivedEntityType>
where TTargetType : ref class
where TDerivedEntityType : ref class, TEntityType
NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration^ HasOptionalBinding(
    Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>^>^ navigationExpression,
    String^ entitySetName
)

member HasOptionalBinding<'TTargetType, 'TDerivedEntityType when 'TTargetType : not struct when 'TDerivedEntityType : not struct and 'TEntityType> : 
        navigationExpression:Expression<Func<'TDerivedEntityType, 'TTargetType>> *
        entitySetName:string -> NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

Public Function HasOptionalBinding(Of TTargetType As Class, TDerivedEntityType As { Class, TEntityType }) (
    navigationExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType)),
    entitySetName As String
) As NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

Parameters

• navigationExpression
  Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TDerivedEntityType, TTargetType>>

  A lambda expression representing the navigation property for the relationship. For example, in C# t => t.MyProperty and in Visual Basic .NET Function(t) t.MyProperty.

• entitySetName
  Type: System.String

  The target entity set name for the binding. It will be created if it does not exist.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Http.OData.Builder.NavigationPropertyBindingConfiguration

A configuration object that can be used to further configure the relationship further.

Type Parameters

• TTargetType
  The target entity set type.

• TDerivedEntityType
  The target entity type.

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