DataServiceContext.AddRelatedObject Method

Adds a related object to the context and creates the link that defines the relationship between the two objects in a single request.

Namespace:  System.Data.Services.Client
Assembly:  Microsoft.Data.Services.Client (in Microsoft.Data.Services.Client.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub AddRelatedObject ( _
    source As Object, _
    sourceProperty As String, _
    target As Object _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As DataServiceContext 
Dim source As Object 
Dim sourceProperty As String 
Dim target As Object

instance.AddRelatedObject(source, sourceProperty, _
    target)
public void AddRelatedObject(
    Object source,
    string sourceProperty,
    Object target
)
public:
void AddRelatedObject(
    Object^ source, 
    String^ sourceProperty, 
    Object^ target
)
member AddRelatedObject : 
        source:Object * 
        sourceProperty:string * 
        target:Object -> unit
public function AddRelatedObject(
    source : Object, 
    sourceProperty : String, 
    target : Object
)

Parameters

  • source
    Type: System.Object
    The parent object that is being tracked by the context.
  • sourceProperty
    Type: System.String
    The name of the navigation property that returns the related object based on an association between the two entities.
  • target
    Type: System.Object
    The related object that is being added.

Remarks

You can call the AddRelatedObject method to add a related object instead of calling these three methods: AddObject, AddLink, SetLink.

See Also

Reference

DataServiceContext Class

System.Data.Services.Client Namespace