MappingSource Class

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Represents a source for mapping information.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Data.Linq.Mapping.MappingSource
    System.Data.Linq.Mapping.AttributeMappingSource
    System.Data.Linq.Mapping.XmlMappingSource

Namespace:  System.Data.Linq.Mapping
Assembly:  System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class MappingSource

public abstract class MappingSource

The MappingSource type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	MappingSource	Initializes a new instance of the MappingSource class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateModel	Creates a new mapping model.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetModel	Returns the mapping model.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

The MappingSource class is used to map CLR objects to entities in the underlying data source.

Version Information

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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.

See Also

Reference

System.Data.Linq.Mapping Namespace

MetaModel