DbSet<TEntity>.Remove(TEntity) DbSet<TEntity>.Remove(TEntity) DbSet<TEntity>.Remove(TEntity) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.Data.Entity System.Data.Entity System.Data.Entity
Assembly:
EntityFramework.dll

Marks the given entity as Deleted such that it will be deleted from the database when SaveChanges is called. Note that the entity must exist in the context in some other state before this method is called.

public virtual TEntity Remove (TEntity entity);
abstract member Remove : 'Entity -> 'Entity
override this.Remove : 'Entity -> 'Entity
Public Overridable Function Remove (entity As TEntity) As TEntity

Parameters

entity
TEntity TEntity TEntity

The entity to remove.

Returns

TEntity TEntity TEntity

The entity.

Implements

Remove(TEntity)

Remarks

Note that if the entity exists in the context in the Added state, then this method

will cause it to be detached from the context. This is because an Added entity is assumed not to

exist in the database such that trying to delete it does not make sense.

Applies to