ValueComparer<T>.Snapshot Method

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ChangeTracking
Assembly:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v2.1.11
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v2.2.6
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v3.0.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v3.1.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v5.0.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v6.0.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v7.0.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v8.0.0

Overloads

Snapshot(Object)

Creates a snapshot of the given instance.
Snapshot(T)

Creates a snapshot of the given instance.

Snapshot(Object)

Creates a snapshot of the given instance.

public override object Snapshot (object instance);
public override object? Snapshot (object? instance);
override this.Snapshot : obj -> obj
Public Overrides Function Snapshot (instance As Object) As Object

Parameters

instance
Object

The instance.

Returns

Object

The snapshot.

Remarks

Snapshotting is the process of creating a copy of the value into a snapshot so it can later be compared to determine if it has changed. For some types, such as collections, this needs to be a deep copy of the collection rather than just a shallow copy of the reference.

Applies to

Snapshot(T)

Creates a snapshot of the given instance.

public virtual T Snapshot (T instance);
override this.Snapshot : 'T -> 'T
Public Overridable Function Snapshot (instance As T) As T

Parameters

instance
T

The instance.

Returns

T

The snapshot.

Remarks

Snapshotting is the process of creating a copy of the value into a snapshot so it can later be compared to determine if it has changed. For some types, such as collections, this needs to be a deep copy of the collection rather than just a shallow copy of the reference.

Applies to