DbSet<TEntity>.Add(TEntity) Method

Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
Assembly:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v1.0.6
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v1.1.6
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v2.0.3
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

Begins tracking the given entity, and any other reachable entities that are not already being tracked, in the Added state such that they will be inserted into the database when SaveChanges() is called.

Use State to set the state of only a single entity. 

public virtual Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ChangeTracking.EntityEntry<TEntity> Add (TEntity entity);
abstract member Add : 'Entity -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ChangeTracking.EntityEntry<'Entity (requires 'Entity : null)>
override this.Add : 'Entity -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ChangeTracking.EntityEntry<'Entity (requires 'Entity : null)>
Public Overridable Function Add (entity As TEntity) As EntityEntry(Of TEntity)

Parameters

entity
TEntity

The entity to add.

Returns

EntityEntry<TEntity>

The EntityEntry<TEntity> for the entity. The entry provides access to change tracking information and operations for the entity.

Applies to