/// <summary>
        /// Persists the object.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual void Persist(LegalType persistObject, SqlTransaction sqlTrans)
        {
            // create local variable array for the sql parameters
            SqlParameterHash sqlparams = null;
            // Create a local variable for the connection
            SqlConnection cnn = null;

            // Use the parameter overload or create a new instance
            if (sqlTrans == null)
                cnn = new SqlConnection(LegalType.GetConnectionString());

            try
            {
                // discover the parameters
                if (persistObject.Persisted)
                    sqlparams =  SqlHelperParameterCache.GetSpParameterSet(LegalType.GetConnectionString(), "gsp_UpdateLegalType");
                else
                    sqlparams =  SqlHelperParameterCache.GetSpParameterSet(LegalType.GetConnectionString(), "gsp_CreateLegalType");

                // Store the parameter for the Name attribute.
                sqlparams["@name"].Value = persistObject.Name;
                // Store the parameter for the EnumeratedName attribute.
                sqlparams["@enumeratedName"].Value = persistObject.EnumeratedName;
                // Store the parameter for the Description attribute.
                if (!persistObject.DescriptionIsNull)
                    sqlparams["@description"].Value = persistObject.Description;
                // Store the parameter for the Id attribute.
                sqlparams["@id"].Value = persistObject.Id;
                if (!persistObject.Persisted)
                {
                    // store the create only (historical fixed) values
                }
                else
                {
                    // store the update only (historical changeable) values
                }

                if (sqlTrans == null)
                {
                    // Process using the isolated connection
                    using (cnn)
                    {
                        // open the connection
                        cnn.Open();

                        if (!persistObject.Persisted)
                        {
                            SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(cnn, CommandType.StoredProcedure, "gsp_CreateLegalType", sqlparams);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(cnn, CommandType.StoredProcedure, "gsp_UpdateLegalType", sqlparams);
                        }

                        // close the connection after usage
                        cnn.Close();
                    }

                    // nullify the connection var
                    cnn = null;
                }
                else
                {
                    // Process using the shared transaction
                    if (!persistObject.Persisted)
                    {
                        SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(sqlTrans, CommandType.StoredProcedure, "gsp_CreateLegalType", sqlparams);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(sqlTrans, CommandType.StoredProcedure, "gsp_UpdateLegalType", sqlparams);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (SqlException sqlex)
            {
                throw sqlex;
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Fills a single instance with data based on its primary key values.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual void Fill(LegalType lt, System.Int16 id)
        {
            // create the connection to use
            SqlConnection cnn = new SqlConnection(LegalType.GetConnectionString());
            try
            {
                // discover the sql parameters
                SqlParameterHash sqlparams = SqlHelperParameterCache.GetSpParameterSet(LegalType.GetConnectionString(), "gsp_SelectLegalType");

                using (cnn)
                {
                    // open the connection
                    cnn.Open();

                    // set the parameters
                    sqlparams["@id"].Value = id;

                    // create an instance of the reader to fill.
                    SqlDataReader datareader = SqlHelper.ExecuteReader(cnn, "gsp_SelectLegalType", sqlparams);

                    if (datareader.Read())
                        lt.SetMembers(ref datareader);

                    cnn.Close(); // close the connection
                }

                // nullify the connection var
                cnn = null;
            }
            catch (SqlException sqlex)
            {
                throw sqlex;
            }
        }
 /// <summary>
 /// Persists the object.
 /// </summary>
 public virtual void Persist(LegalType persistObject)
 {
     // Make a call to the overloaded method with a null transaction
     Persist(persistObject, null);
 }
        /// <summary>
        /// Deletes the object.
        /// </summary>
        public virtual void Delete(LegalType deleteObject)
        {
            // create a new instance of the connection
            SqlConnection cnn = new SqlConnection(LegalType.GetConnectionString());
            // create local variable array for the sql parameters
            SqlParameterHash sqlparams = null;

            try
            {
                // discover the parameters
                sqlparams =  SqlHelperParameterCache.GetSpParameterSet(LegalType.GetConnectionString(), "gsp_DeleteLegalType");

                // Store the parameter for the Id attribute.
                sqlparams["@id"].Value = deleteObject.Id;

                using (cnn)
                {
                    // open the connection
                    cnn.Open();

                    // Execute the stored proc to perform the delete on the instance.
                    SqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(cnn, CommandType.StoredProcedure, "gsp_DeleteLegalType", sqlparams);

                    // close the connection after usage
                    cnn.Close();
                }

                // nullify the connection var
                cnn = null;
            }
            catch (SqlException sqlex)
            {
                throw sqlex;
            }

            // nullify the reference
            deleteObject = null;
        }