MetadataWorkspace.GetEntityContainer Method

 

Gets an entity container based upon the strong name of the container.

Namespace:   System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm
Assembly:  EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodGetEntityContainer(String, Boolean, DataSpace)

Returns an EntityContainer object by using the specified entity container name and the data model.

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetEntityContainer(String, DataSpace)

Returns an EntityContainer object by using the specified entity container name and the data model.


MetadataWorkspace.GetEntityContainer Method (String, Boolean, DataSpace)

Returns an EntityContainer object by using the specified entity container name and the data model.

public virtual EntityContainer GetEntityContainer(
	string name,
	bool ignoreCase,
	DataSpace dataSpace
)

Parameters

name
Type: System.String

The name of the entity container.

ignoreCase
Type: System.Boolean

true to perform the case-insensitive search; otherwise, false.

dataSpace
Type: System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.DataSpace

The conceptual model on which the entity container is searched.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.EntityContainer

If there is no entity container, this method returns null; otherwise, it returns the first entity container.

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

Thrown if the space is not a valid space. Valid space is either C, O, CS or OCSpace


MetadataWorkspace.GetEntityContainer Method (String, DataSpace)

Returns an EntityContainer object by using the specified entity container name and the data model.

public virtual EntityContainer GetEntityContainer(
	string name,
	DataSpace dataSpace
)

Parameters

name
Type: System.String

The name of the entity container.

dataSpace
Type: System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.DataSpace

The conceptual model on which the entity container is searched.

Return Value

Type: System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.EntityContainer

If there is no entity container, this method returns null; otherwise, it returns the first entity container.

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

Thrown if the space is not a valid space. Valid space is either C, O, CS or OCSpace