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EntityTypeConfiguration<TEntityType>.HasKey<TKey> Method

Configures the key property(s) for this entity type.

Namespace:  System.Web.Http.OData.Builder
Assembly:  System.Web.Http.OData (in System.Web.Http.OData.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function HasKey(Of TKey) ( _
    keyDefinitionExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of TEntityType, TKey)) _
) As EntityTypeConfiguration(Of TEntityType)
'Usage
Dim instance As EntityTypeConfiguration 
Dim keyDefinitionExpression As Expression(Of Func(Of TEntityType, TKey))
Dim returnValue As EntityTypeConfiguration(Of TEntityType)

returnValue = instance.HasKey(keyDefinitionExpression)
public EntityTypeConfiguration<TEntityType> HasKey<TKey>(
    Expression<Func<TEntityType, TKey>> keyDefinitionExpression
)
public:
generic<typename TKey>
EntityTypeConfiguration<TEntityType>^ HasKey(
    Expression<Func<TEntityType, TKey>^>^ keyDefinitionExpression
)
member HasKey : 
        keyDefinitionExpression:Expression<Func<'TEntityType, 'TKey>> -> EntityTypeConfiguration<'TEntityType> 
JScript does not support generic types and methods.

Type Parameters

  • TKey
    The type of key.

Parameters

  • keyDefinitionExpression
    Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TEntityType, TKey>>
    A lambda expression representing the property to be used as the primary key. For example, in C# t =&amp;gt; t.Id and in Visual Basic .Net Function(t) t.Id.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Http.OData.Builder.EntityTypeConfiguration<TEntityType>
Returns itself so that multiple calls can be chained.

See Also

Reference

EntityTypeConfiguration<TEntityType> Class

System.Web.Http.OData.Builder Namespace