RelationshipDiscoveryConvention.TryGetTargetEntityTypeBuilder Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Conventions

Assembly:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll

Package:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v8.0.0

Finds or tries to create an entity type target for the given navigation member.

protected virtual Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder? TryGetTargetEntityTypeBuilder (Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder entityTypeBuilder, Type targetClrType, System.Reflection.MemberInfo navigationMemberInfo, bool? shouldBeOwned = default, bool shouldCreate = true);

abstract member TryGetTargetEntityTypeBuilder : Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder * Type * System.Reflection.MemberInfo * Nullable<bool> * bool -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder
override this.TryGetTargetEntityTypeBuilder : Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder * Type * System.Reflection.MemberInfo * Nullable<bool> * bool -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.IConventionEntityTypeBuilder

Protected Overridable Function TryGetTargetEntityTypeBuilder (entityTypeBuilder As IConventionEntityTypeBuilder, targetClrType As Type, navigationMemberInfo As MemberInfo, Optional shouldBeOwned As Nullable(Of Boolean) = Nothing, Optional shouldCreate As Boolean = true) As IConventionEntityTypeBuilder

Parameters

entityTypeBuilder

IConventionEntityTypeBuilder

The builder for the referencing entity type.

targetClrType

Type

The CLR type of the target entity type.

navigationMemberInfo

MemberInfo

The navigation member.

shouldBeOwned

Nullable<Boolean>

Whether the target entity type should be owned.

shouldCreate

Boolean

Whether an entity type should be created if one doesn't currently exist.

Returns

IConventionEntityTypeBuilder

The builder for the target entity type or null if it can't be created.