ILazyLoader Interface

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure

Assembly:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Abstractions.dll

Package:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Abstractions v8.0.0

A service that can be injected into entities to give them the capability of loading navigation properties automatically the first time they are accessed.

public interface ILazyLoader : IDisposable

type ILazyLoader = interface
    interface IDisposable

Public Interface ILazyLoader
Implements IDisposable

Implements

IDisposable

Remarks

The service lifetime is 'ServiceLifetime.Transient'. This means that each entity instance will use its own instance of this service. The implementation may depend on other services registered with any lifetime. The implementation does not need to be thread-safe.

See Lazy loading for more information and examples.

Methods

IsLoaded(Object, String)	Gets whether or not the given navigation as known to be completely loaded or known to be no longer completely loaded.
Load(Object, String)	Loads a navigation property if it has not already been loaded.
LoadAsync(Object, CancellationToken, String)	Loads a navigation property if it has not already been loaded.
SetLoaded(Object, String, Boolean)	Sets the given navigation as known to be completely loaded or known to be no longer completely loaded.

Extension Methods

Load<TRelated>(ILazyLoader, Object, TRelated, String)

Loads a navigation property if it has not already been loaded.