ODataEntityTypeSerializer.CreateNavigationLink Method (IEdmNavigationProperty, EntityInstanceContext)

Creates the ODataNavigationLink to be written while writing this entity.

Namespace:   System.Web.OData.Formatter.Serialization
Assembly:  System.Web.OData (in System.Web.OData.dll)

Syntax

public virtual ODataNavigationLink CreateNavigationLink(
    IEdmNavigationProperty navigationProperty,
    EntityInstanceContext entityInstanceContext
)

public:
virtual ODataNavigationLink^ CreateNavigationLink(
    IEdmNavigationProperty^ navigationProperty,
    EntityInstanceContext^ entityInstanceContext
)

abstract CreateNavigationLink : 
        navigationProperty:IEdmNavigationProperty *
        entityInstanceContext:EntityInstanceContext -> ODataNavigationLink
override CreateNavigationLink : 
        navigationProperty:IEdmNavigationProperty *
        entityInstanceContext:EntityInstanceContext -> ODataNavigationLink

Public Overridable Function CreateNavigationLink (
    navigationProperty As IEdmNavigationProperty,
    entityInstanceContext As EntityInstanceContext
) As ODataNavigationLink

Parameters

• navigationProperty
  Type: Microsoft.OData.Edm.IEdmNavigationProperty

  The navigation property for which the navigation link is being created.

• entityInstanceContext
  Type: System.Web.OData.EntityInstanceContext

  The context for the entity instance being written.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.OData.Core.ODataNavigationLink

The navigation link to be written.

See Also

ODataEntityTypeSerializer Class
System.Web.OData.Formatter.Serialization Namespace

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