IClrCollectionAccessor.GetOrCreate(Object, Boolean) Method

Definition

Either returns the existing collection instance set on the navigation property, or if none exists, then creates a new instance, sets it, and returns it.

public object GetOrCreate (object entity, bool forMaterialization);
abstract member GetOrCreate : obj * bool -> obj
Public Function GetOrCreate (entity As Object, forMaterialization As Boolean) As Object

Parameters

entity
Object

The entity instance.

forMaterialization
Boolean

If true, then this is happening as part of query materialization; false otherwise.

Returns

The existing or new collection.

Applies to