DbExpressionBuilder.CastTo(DbExpression, TypeUsage) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.CommandTrees.ExpressionBuilder

Assembly:: EntityFramework.dll

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Creates a new DbCastExpression that applies a cast operation to a polymorphic argument.

public static System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.CommandTrees.DbCastExpression CastTo (this System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression argument, System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.TypeUsage toType);

static member CastTo : System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression * System.Data.Entity.Core.Metadata.Edm.TypeUsage -> System.Data.Entity.Core.Common.CommandTrees.DbCastExpression

<Extension()>
Public Function CastTo (argument As DbExpression, toType As TypeUsage) As DbCastExpression

Parameters

argument: DbExpression

The argument to which the cast should be applied.

toType: TypeUsage

Type metadata that specifies the type to cast to.

Returns

DbCastExpression

A new DbCastExpression with the specified argument and target type.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

Argument or toType is null.

ArgumentException

The specified cast is not valid.

Applies to

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