IConventionModelBuilder.Entity Method
Definition
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Overloads
| Entity(String, String, IConventionEntityType, Boolean) |
Returns an object that can be used to configure a given entity type with defining navigation. If an entity type with the provided name is not already part of the model, a new shadow entity type will be added to the model. |
| Entity(Type, String, IConventionEntityType, Boolean) |
Returns an object that can be used to configure a given entity type with defining navigation. If an entity type with the provided type is not already part of the model, a new entity type will be added to the model. |
| Entity(String, Nullable<Boolean>, Boolean) |
Returns an object that can be used to configure a given entity type in the model. If an entity type with the provided name is not already part of the model, a new shadow entity type will be added to the model. |
| Entity(Type, Nullable<Boolean>, Boolean) |
Returns an object that can be used to configure a given entity type in the model. If an entity type with the provided type is not already part of the model, a new entity type will be added to the model. |
Entity(String, String, IConventionEntityType, Boolean)
Returns an object that can be used to configure a given entity type with defining navigation. If an entity type with the provided name is not already part of the model, a new shadow entity type will be added to the model.
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder Entity (string name, string definingNavigationName, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IConventionEntityType definingEntityType, bool fromDataAnnotation = false);public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder? Entity (string name, string definingNavigationName, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IConventionEntityType definingEntityType, bool fromDataAnnotation = false);abstract member Entity : string * string * Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IConventionEntityType * bool -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilderPublic Function Entity (name As String, definingNavigationName As String, definingEntityType As IConventionEntityType, Optional fromDataAnnotation As Boolean = false) As IConventionEntityTypeBuilderParameters
- name
- String
The name of the entity type to be configured.
- definingNavigationName
- String
The defining navigation.
- definingEntityType
- IConventionEntityType
The defining entity type.
- fromDataAnnotation
- Boolean
Indicates whether the configuration was specified using a data annotation.
Returns
An object that can be used to configure the entity type if the entity type was added or already part of the model,
null otherwise.
Applies to
Entity(Type, String, IConventionEntityType, Boolean)
Returns an object that can be used to configure a given entity type with defining navigation. If an entity type with the provided type is not already part of the model, a new entity type will be added to the model.
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder Entity (Type type, string definingNavigationName, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IConventionEntityType definingEntityType, bool fromDataAnnotation = false);public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder? Entity (Type type, string definingNavigationName, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IConventionEntityType definingEntityType, bool fromDataAnnotation = false);abstract member Entity : Type * string * Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IConventionEntityType * bool -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilderPublic Function Entity (type As Type, definingNavigationName As String, definingEntityType As IConventionEntityType, Optional fromDataAnnotation As Boolean = false) As IConventionEntityTypeBuilderParameters
- type
- Type
The type of the entity type to be configured.
- definingNavigationName
- String
The defining navigation.
- definingEntityType
- IConventionEntityType
The defining entity type.
- fromDataAnnotation
- Boolean
Indicates whether the configuration was specified using a data annotation.
Returns
An object that can be used to configure the entity type if the entity type was added or already part of the model,
null otherwise.
Applies to
Entity(String, Nullable<Boolean>, Boolean)
Returns an object that can be used to configure a given entity type in the model. If an entity type with the provided name is not already part of the model, a new shadow entity type will be added to the model.
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder Entity (string name, bool? shouldBeOwned = False, bool fromDataAnnotation = false);public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder? Entity (string name, bool? shouldBeOwned = False, bool fromDataAnnotation = false);abstract member Entity : string * Nullable<bool> * bool -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilderPublic Function Entity (name As String, Optional shouldBeOwned As Nullable(Of Boolean) = False, Optional fromDataAnnotation As Boolean = false) As IConventionEntityTypeBuilderParameters
- name
- String
The name of the entity type to be configured.
true if the entity type should be owned,
false if the entity type should not be owned
- fromDataAnnotation
- Boolean
Indicates whether the configuration was specified using a data annotation.
Returns
An object that can be used to configure the entity type if the entity type was added or already part of the model,
null otherwise.
Applies to
Entity(Type, Nullable<Boolean>, Boolean)
Returns an object that can be used to configure a given entity type in the model. If an entity type with the provided type is not already part of the model, a new entity type will be added to the model.
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder Entity (Type type, bool? shouldBeOwned = False, bool fromDataAnnotation = false);public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder? Entity (Type type, bool? shouldBeOwned = False, bool fromDataAnnotation = false);abstract member Entity : Type * Nullable<bool> * bool -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilderPublic Function Entity (type As Type, Optional shouldBeOwned As Nullable(Of Boolean) = False, Optional fromDataAnnotation As Boolean = false) As IConventionEntityTypeBuilderParameters
- type
- Type
The type of the entity type to be configured.
true if the entity type should be owned,
false if the entity type should not be owned
- fromDataAnnotation
- Boolean
Indicates whether the configuration was specified using a data annotation.
Returns
An object that can be used to configure the entity type if the entity type was added or already part of the model,
null otherwise.
Applies to
Entity Framework
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