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ImportEntities Method
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IdeaBlade.EntityModel Assembly > IdeaBlade.EntityModel Namespace > EntityManager Class : ImportEntities Method



entities
Collection of entities
mergeStrategy
MergeStrategy to use in loading entities into cache
Import entities from another EntityManager into this one.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Function ImportEntities( _
   ByVal entities As IEnumerable, _
   ByVal mergeStrategy As MergeStrategy _
) As Dictionary(Of EntityAspect,EntityAspect)
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As EntityManager
Dim entities As IEnumerable
Dim mergeStrategy As MergeStrategy
Dim value As Dictionary(Of EntityAspect,EntityAspect)
 
value = instance.ImportEntities(entities, mergeStrategy)

Parameters

entities
Collection of entities
mergeStrategy
MergeStrategy to use in loading entities into cache

Return Value

A dictionary that maps of original entityAspects to the newly merged entityAspects.

Remarks

The entities may be from one or more EntityManagers. EntityState from the imported entities is preserved.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family

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