DbSet<TEntity>.Add(TEntity) Method

Definition

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.

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

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

Remarks

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

See EF Core change tracking for more information and examples.

Applies to