System.Data.Linq.Mapping Namespace
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Contains classes that are used to generate a LINQ to SQL object model that represents the structure and content of a relational database.
Classes
| AssociationAttribute |
Designates a property to represent a database association, such as a foreign key relationship. |
| AttributeMappingSource |
A mapping source that uses attributes on the context to create the mapping model. |
| ColumnAttribute |
Associates a class with a column in a database table. |
| DataAttribute |
Provides members to describe attributes of data in columns. |
| DatabaseAttribute |
Specifies certain attributes of a class that represents a database. |
| FunctionAttribute |
Associates a method with a stored procedure or user-defined function in the database. |
| InheritanceMappingAttribute |
Maps an inheritance hierarchy in a LINQ to SQL application. |
| MappingSource |
Represents a source for mapping information. |
| MetaAccessor |
Represents an accessor to a member. |
| MetaAccessor<TEntity,TMember> |
A strongly typed version of the MetaAccessor class. |
| MetaAssociation |
Represents an association relationship between two entity types. |
| MetaDataMember |
Represents the mapping between a field or a property of a domain object into a column of a database table. |
| MetaFunction |
Represents the mapping between a context method and a database function. |
| MetaModel |
An abstraction that represents the mapping between a database and domain objects. |
| MetaParameter |
Represents the mapping between a method parameter and a database function parameter. |
| MetaTable |
Represents an abstraction of a database table or view. |
| MetaType |
Represents the mapping of a domain object type to the columns of a database table. |
| ParameterAttribute |
Enables specification of mapping details for a stored procedure method parameter. |
| ProviderAttribute |
Specifies which database provider to use. |
| ResultTypeAttribute |
Used to specify each type of result; for functions having various result types. |
| TableAttribute |
Designates a class as an entity class that is associated with a database table. |
| XmlMappingSource |
Represents a mapping source that uses an external XML mapping file to create the model. |
Enums
| AutoSync |
Instructs the runtime how to retrieve the value after an insert or update operation. |
| UpdateCheck |
Specifies when objects are to be tested for concurrency conflicts. |
