Class EntityReference
A light-weight reference to an IEntity primarily used to save references to other entities
Inheritance
System.Object
    EntityReference
  Inherited Members
      System.Object.ToString()
    
    
      System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
    
    
      System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
    
    
      System.Object.GetType()
    
    
      System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
    
  Namespace: EPiServer.Data.Entity
Assembly: EPiServer.Data.dll
Version: 11.20.7Syntax
public class EntityReferenceConstructors
EntityReference()
Declaration
protected EntityReference()EntityReference(Type, Int32)
Initializes a new instance of this class.
Declaration
public EntityReference(Type type, int id)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| System.Type | type | The type of the entity | 
| System.Int32 | id | The ID of the entity | 
Properties
Empty
The empty EntityReference
Declaration
public static EntityReference Empty { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| EntityReference | 
ID
The ID of the entity
Declaration
public int ID { get; protected set; }Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Int32 | 
Type
Type type of the entity
Declaration
public Type Type { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Type | 
Methods
Equals(Object)
Declaration
public override bool Equals(object obj)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| System.Object | obj | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Boolean | 
Overrides
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
  
  
  
  GetEntityType(Type)
Gets the Type designated as EntityType for the given Type (taking EntityTypeOverrideAttribute into account)
Declaration
public static Type GetEntityType(Type originalType)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| System.Type | originalType | The Type to inspect | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Type | Returns the Type designated as EntityType. If no EntityTypeOverrideAttribute could be found in the
inheritance chain, it returns the type supplied in  | 
GetHashCode()
Declaration
public override int GetHashCode()Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Int32 | 
Overrides
System.Object.GetHashCode()
  
  
  
  ToEntityReference(IEntity)
Gets an EntityReference to an IEntity
Declaration
public static EntityReference ToEntityReference(IEntity entity)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| IEntity | entity | The entity to which you want to get a reference | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| EntityReference | An EntityReference to  | 
Operators
Equality(EntityReference, EntityReference)
Declaration
public static bool operator ==(EntityReference entity1, EntityReference entity2)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| EntityReference | entity1 | |
| EntityReference | entity2 | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Boolean | 
Inequality(EntityReference, EntityReference)
Declaration
public static bool operator !=(EntityReference entity1, EntityReference entity2)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| EntityReference | entity1 | |
| EntityReference | entity2 | 
Returns
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| System.Boolean | 
