EntitySet Class

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01/27/2012

[WCF RIA Services Version 1 Service Pack 2 is compatible with either .NET framework 4 or .NET Framework 4.5, and with either Silverlight 4 or Silverlight 5.]

Represents a collection of Entity instances.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Client.EntitySet
System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Client.EntitySet<TEntity>

Namespace: System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Client
Assembly: System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Client (in System.ServiceModel.DomainServices.Client.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class EntitySet _
    Implements IEnumerable, INotifyCollectionChanged, IRevertibleChangeTracking, IChangeTracking,  _
    INotifyPropertyChanged

'Usage
Dim instance As EntitySet

public abstract class EntitySet : IEnumerable, 
    INotifyCollectionChanged, IRevertibleChangeTracking, IChangeTracking, INotifyPropertyChanged

public ref class EntitySet abstract : IEnumerable, 
    INotifyCollectionChanged, IRevertibleChangeTracking, IChangeTracking, INotifyPropertyChanged

[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
type EntitySet =  
    class
        interface IEnumerable
        interface INotifyCollectionChanged
        interface IRevertibleChangeTracking
        interface IChangeTracking
        interface INotifyPropertyChanged
    end

public abstract class EntitySet implements IEnumerable, INotifyCollectionChanged, IRevertibleChangeTracking, IChangeTracking, INotifyPropertyChanged

The EntitySet type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	CanAdd	Gets a value indicating whether the set allows new entities to be added.
	CanEdit	Gets a value indicating whether entities in the set can be edited.
	CanRemove	Gets a value indicating whether the set allows entities to be removed.
	Count	Gets the current count of entities in the set.
	EntityContainer	Gets the container for this EntitySet.
	EntityType	Gets the type of entity contained by this EntitySet.
	HasChanges	Gets a value indicating whether this EntitySet currently has any pending changes.
	IsReadOnly	Gets a value indicating whether this set supports update operations.
	List	Gets the backing list for this EntitySet.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AcceptChanges	Accepts all changes made to this EntitySet.
	Add	Adds the specified Entity to this EntitySet.
	Attach	Attaches the specified Entity to this EntitySet in an unmodified state.
	Clear	Clears all entities from the set.
	CreateEntity	Creates a new entity.
	CreateList	Creates the storage list for the set.
	Detach	Detaches the specified Entity from this EntitySet.
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetEnumerator	Gets an enumerator for the collection.
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	OnCollectionChanged	Called whenever the collection changes.
	OnPropertyChanged	Called when an EntitySet property has changed.
	RaisePropertyChanged	Raises the PropertyChanged event for the specified property.
	RejectChanges	Reverts all changes made to this EntitySet.
	Remove	Removes the specified entity from the set.
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	PropertyChanged	Occurs when a property is changed.

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IChangeTracking.AcceptChanges	Resets the object’s state to unchanged by accepting the modifications.
	INotifyCollectionChanged.CollectionChanged	Occurs when the collection is changed, or is reset.
	IEnumerable.GetEnumerator	Returns an enumerator that iterates through a collection.
	IChangeTracking.IsChanged	Gets the object's changed status.
	IRevertibleChangeTracking.RejectChanges	Resets the object’s state to unchanged by rejecting the modifications.