IClrCollectionAccessor.GetOrCreate(Object, Boolean) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata

Assembly:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll

Package:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v8.0.0

Either returns the existing collection instance set on the navigation property, or if none exists, then creates a new instance, sets it, and returns it.

public object GetOrCreate (object entity, bool forMaterialization);

abstract member GetOrCreate : obj * bool -> obj

Public Function GetOrCreate (entity As Object, forMaterialization As Boolean) As Object

Parameters

entity

Object

The entity instance.

forMaterialization

Boolean

If true, then this is happening as part of query materialization; false otherwise.

Returns

Object

The existing or new collection.