DbSpatialServices.GeographyFromProviderValue(Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data.Entity.Spatial

Assembly:: EntityFramework.dll

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Creates a new DbGeography value based on a provider-specific value that is compatible with this spatial services implementation.

public abstract System.Data.Entity.Spatial.DbGeography GeographyFromProviderValue (object providerValue);

abstract member GeographyFromProviderValue : obj -> System.Data.Entity.Spatial.DbGeography

Public MustOverride Function GeographyFromProviderValue (providerValue As Object) As DbGeography

Parameters

providerValue: Object

A provider-specific value that this spatial services implementation is capable of interpreting as a geography value.

Returns

DbGeography

A new DbGeography value backed by this spatial services implementation and the specified provider value.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

providerValue is null.

ArgumentException

providerValue is not compatible with this spatial services implementation.

Applies to