Clones a single entity into an EntitySet.

Namespace: RiaServicesContrib.Extensions
Assembly: RiaServicesContrib.EntityTools (in RiaServicesContrib.EntityTools.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

C#
public static T Clone<T>(
	this EntitySet<T> collection,
	T sourceEntity
)
where T : new(), Entity
Visual Basic
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function Clone(Of T As {New, Entity}) ( _
	collection As EntitySet(Of T), _
	sourceEntity As T _
) As T
Visual C++
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
generic<typename T>
where T : gcnew(), Entity
static T Clone(
	EntitySet<T>^ collection, 
	T sourceEntity
)

Parameters

collection
Type: EntitySet<(Of <(<'T>)>)>

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sourceEntity
Type: T

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Type Parameters

T

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Return Value

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Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type EntitySet<(Of <(<'T>)>)>. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see or .

Remarks

Does not check for duplicate entities. Detached sources are not allowed.

See Also