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ODataModelBuilder.AddEntity Method

Registers an entity type as part of the model and returns an object that can be used to configure the entity. This method can be called multiple times for the same entity to perform multiple lines of configuration.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function AddEntity ( _
    type As Type _
) As EntityTypeConfiguration
'Usage
Dim instance As ODataModelBuilder 
Dim type As Type 
Dim returnValue As EntityTypeConfiguration 

returnValue = instance.AddEntity(type)
public virtual EntityTypeConfiguration AddEntity(
    Type type
)
public:
virtual EntityTypeConfiguration^ AddEntity(
    Type^ type
)
abstract AddEntity : 
        type:Type -> EntityTypeConfiguration  
override AddEntity : 
        type:Type -> EntityTypeConfiguration
public function AddEntity(
    type : Type
) : EntityTypeConfiguration

Parameters

  • type
    Type: System.Type
    The type to be registered or configured.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Http.OData.Builder.EntityTypeConfiguration
The configuration object for the specified entity type.

See Also

Reference

ODataModelBuilder Class

System.Web.Http.OData.Builder Namespace