IModel.FindEntityType Method
Definition
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Overloads
FindEntityType(String) |
Gets the entity with the given name. Returns |
FindEntityType(Type) |
Gets the entity that maps the given entity class. Returns |
FindEntityType(String, String, IEntityType) |
Gets the entity type for the given name, defining navigation name
and the defining entity type. Returns |
FindEntityType(Type, String, IEntityType) |
Gets the entity type for the given name, defining navigation name
and the defining entity type. Returns |
FindEntityType(String)
Gets the entity with the given name. Returns null
if no entity type with the given name is found
or the given CLR type is being used by shared type entity type
or the entity type has a defining navigation.
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType FindEntityType (string name);
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType? FindEntityType (string name);
abstract member FindEntityType : string -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType
Public Function FindEntityType (name As String) As IEntityType
Parameters
- name
- String
The name of the entity type to find.
Returns
The entity type, or null
if none is found.
Remarks
See Modeling entity types and relationships for more information and examples.
Applies to
FindEntityType(Type)
Gets the entity that maps the given entity class. Returns null
if no entity type with
the given CLR type is found or the given CLR type is being used by shared type entity type
or the entity type has a defining navigation.
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType? FindEntityType (Type type);
abstract member FindEntityType : Type -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType
Public Function FindEntityType (type As Type) As IEntityType
Parameters
- type
- Type
The type to find the corresponding entity type for.
Returns
The entity type, or null
if none is found.
Remarks
See Modeling entity types and relationships for more information and examples.
Applies to
FindEntityType(String, String, IEntityType)
Gets the entity type for the given name, defining navigation name
and the defining entity type. Returns null
if no matching entity type is found.
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType FindEntityType (string name, string definingNavigationName, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType definingEntityType);
public Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType? FindEntityType (string name, string definingNavigationName, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType definingEntityType);
abstract member FindEntityType : string * string * Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType
Public Function FindEntityType (name As String, definingNavigationName As String, definingEntityType As IEntityType) As IEntityType
Parameters
- name
- String
The name of the entity type to find.
- definingNavigationName
- String
The defining navigation of the entity type to find.
- definingEntityType
- IEntityType
The defining entity type of the entity type to find.
Returns
The entity type, or null
if none is found.
Remarks
See Modeling entity types and relationships for more information and examples.
Applies to
FindEntityType(Type, String, IEntityType)
Gets the entity type for the given name, defining navigation name
and the defining entity type. Returns null
if no matching entity type is found.
public virtual Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType? FindEntityType (Type type, string definingNavigationName, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType definingEntityType);
abstract member FindEntityType : Type * string * Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType
override this.FindEntityType : Type * string * Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IEntityType
Public Overridable Function FindEntityType (type As Type, definingNavigationName As String, definingEntityType As IEntityType) As IEntityType
Parameters
- type
- Type
The type of the entity type to find.
- definingNavigationName
- String
The defining navigation of the entity type to find.
- definingEntityType
- IEntityType
The defining entity type of the entity type to find.
Returns
The entity type, or null
if none is found.
Remarks
See Modeling entity types and relationships for more information and examples.
Applies to
Entity Framework