/// <summary>
/// Gets an object that represents a nested property of this property.
/// This method can be used for both scalar or complex properties.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TNestedProperty"> The type of the nested property. </typeparam>
/// <param name="propertyName"> The name of the nested property. </param>
/// <returns> An object representing the nested property. </returns>
public DbPropertyEntry <TEntity, TNestedProperty> Property <TNestedProperty>(string propertyName)
{
Check.NotEmpty(propertyName, "propertyName");
return
(DbPropertyEntry <TEntity, TNestedProperty> .Create(
InternalPropertyEntry.Property(propertyName, typeof(TNestedProperty))));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the equivalent generic <see cref="T:System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.DbPropertyEntry`2" /> object.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TEntity"> The type of entity on which the member is declared. </typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TProperty"> The type of the property. </typeparam>
/// <returns> The equivalent generic object. </returns>
public DbPropertyEntry <TEntity, TProperty> Cast <TEntity, TProperty>() where TEntity : class
{
PropertyEntryMetadata entryMetadata = this._internalPropertyEntry.EntryMetadata;
if (!typeof(TEntity).IsAssignableFrom(entryMetadata.DeclaringType) || !typeof(TProperty).IsAssignableFrom(entryMetadata.ElementType))
{
throw Error.DbMember_BadTypeForCast((object)typeof(DbPropertyEntry).Name, (object)typeof(TEntity).Name, (object)typeof(TProperty).Name, (object)entryMetadata.DeclaringType.Name, (object)entryMetadata.MemberType.Name);
}
return(DbPropertyEntry <TEntity, TProperty> .Create(this._internalPropertyEntry));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the equivalent generic <see cref="DbPropertyEntry{TEntity,TProperty}" /> object.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TEntity"> The type of entity on which the member is declared. </typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TProperty"> The type of the property. </typeparam>
/// <returns> The equivalent generic object. </returns>
public new DbPropertyEntry <TEntity, TProperty> Cast <TEntity, TProperty>() where TEntity : class
{
var metadata = _internalPropertyEntry.EntryMetadata;
if (!typeof(TEntity).IsAssignableFrom(metadata.DeclaringType) ||
!typeof(TProperty).IsAssignableFrom(metadata.ElementType))
{
throw Error.DbMember_BadTypeForCast(
typeof(DbPropertyEntry).Name,
typeof(TEntity).Name,
typeof(TProperty).Name,
metadata.DeclaringType.Name,
metadata.MemberType.Name);
}
return(DbPropertyEntry <TEntity, TProperty> .Create(_internalPropertyEntry));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an object that represents a nested property of this property.
/// This method can be used for both scalar or complex properties.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="propertyName"> The name of the nested property. </param>
/// <returns> An object representing the nested property. </returns>
public DbPropertyEntry Property(string propertyName)
{
Check.NotEmpty(propertyName, "propertyName");
return(DbPropertyEntry.Create(InternalPropertyEntry.Property(propertyName)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an object that represents a nested property of this property.
/// This method can be used for both scalar or complex properties.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="propertyName"> The name of the nested property. </param>
/// <returns> An object representing the nested property. </returns>
public DbPropertyEntry Property(string propertyName)
{
Check.NotEmpty(propertyName, nameof(propertyName));
return(DbPropertyEntry.Create(((InternalPropertyEntry)this.InternalMemberEntry).Property(propertyName, (Type)null, false)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an object that represents a scalar or complex property of this entity.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="propertyName"> The name of the property. </param>
/// <returns> An object representing the property. </returns>
public DbPropertyEntry Property(string propertyName)
{
Check.NotEmpty(propertyName, nameof(propertyName));
return(DbPropertyEntry.Create(this._internalEntityEntry.Property(propertyName, (Type)null, false)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an object that represents a scalar or complex property of this entity.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TProperty"> The type of the property. </typeparam>
/// <param name="propertyName"> The name of the property. </param>
/// <returns> An object representing the property. </returns>
public DbPropertyEntry <TEntity, TProperty> Property <TProperty>(
string propertyName)
{
Check.NotEmpty(propertyName, nameof(propertyName));
return(DbPropertyEntry <TEntity, TProperty> .Create(this._internalEntityEntry.Property(propertyName, typeof(TProperty), false)));
}