internal static string GetEntitySet(
object target,
string targetEntitySet)
{
Debug.Assert(target != null, "Argument 'target' cannot be null.");
Debug.Assert(BindingEntityInfo.IsEntityType(target.GetType()), "Argument 'target' must be an entity type.");
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(targetEntitySet))
{
return(targetEntitySet);
}
else
{
return(BindingEntityInfo.GetEntitySetAttribute(target.GetType()));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the entity set name for the target entity object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">An entity object.</param>
/// <param name="targetEntitySet">The 'currently known' entity set name for the target object.</param>
/// <returns>The entity set name for the target object.</returns>
/// <remarks>
/// Allow user code to provide the entity set name. If user code does not provide the entity set name, then
/// this method will get the entity set name from the value of the EntitySetAttribute.
/// The 'currently known' entity set name for top level collections can be provided through OEC constructor
/// </remarks>
internal static string GetEntitySet(
object target,
string targetEntitySet)
{
Debug.Assert(target != null, "Argument 'target' cannot be null.");
Debug.Assert(BindingEntityInfo.IsEntityType(target.GetType()), "Argument 'target' must be an entity type.");
// Here's the rules in order of priority for resolving entity set name
// 1. EntitySet name passed in the constructor or extension methods of DataServiceCollection
// 2. EntitySet name specified in the EntitySet attribute by the code gen. {Remember this attribute is
// not generated in case of MEST)
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(targetEntitySet))
{
return(targetEntitySet);
}
else
{
// If there is not a 'currently known' entity set name to validate against, then there must be
// EntitySet attribute on the entity type
return(BindingEntityInfo.GetEntitySetAttribute(target.GetType()));
}
}