ForeignKeyAttribute Class
Denotes a property used as a foreign key in a relationship. The annotation may be placed on the foreign key property and specify the associated navigation property name, or placed on a navigation property and specify the associated foreign key name.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.ForeignKeyAttribute
Namespace: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
Assembly: EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple := False)> _
Public Class ForeignKeyAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
'Usage
Dim instance As ForeignKeyAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple = false)]
public class ForeignKeyAttribute : Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Property|AttributeTargets::Field, AllowMultiple = false)]
public ref class ForeignKeyAttribute : public Attribute
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple = false)>]
type ForeignKeyAttribute =
class
inherit Attribute
end
public class ForeignKeyAttribute extends Attribute
The ForeignKeyAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
| Name | Description | |
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ForeignKeyAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the ForeignKeyAttribute class. |
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Properties
| Name | Description | |
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Name | If placed on a foreign key property, the name of the associated navigation property. If placed on a navigation property, the name of the associated foreign key(s). |
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TypeId | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
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Equals | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Finalize | (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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GetType | (Inherited from Object.) |
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IsDefaultAttribute | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Match | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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MemberwiseClone | (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | (Inherited from Object.) |
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Explicit Interface Implementations
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
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_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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_Attribute.GetTypeInfo | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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_Attribute.Invoke | (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Reference
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations Namespace