EntityReference Class

Article
10/20/2016

Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2015

Identifies a record.

Namespace: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk
Assembly: Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk (in Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.EntityReference

Syntax

[SerializableAttribute]
[DataContractAttribute(Name = "EntityReference", Namespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")]
public sealed class EntityReference : IExtensibleDataObject

[SerializableAttribute]
[DataContractAttribute(Name = "EntityReference", Namespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")]
public ref class EntityReference sealed : IExtensibleDataObject

[<Sealed>]
[<SerializableAttribute>]
[<DataContractAttribute(Name = "EntityReference", Namespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")>]
type EntityReference = 
    class
        interface IExtensibleDataObject
    end

<SerializableAttribute>
<DataContractAttribute(Name := "EntityReference", Namespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/xrm/2011/Contracts")>
Public NotInheritable Class EntityReference
    Implements IExtensibleDataObject

Constructors

	Name	Description
	EntityReference()	Initializes a new instance of the EntityReference class.
	EntityReference(String)	Initializes a new instance of the EntityReference class.
	EntityReference(String, Guid)	Initializes a new instance of the EntityReference class setting the logical name and entity ID. This constructor was introduced with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2015 Update 1 and cannot be used with earlier versions.
	EntityReference(String, KeyAttributeCollection)	Initializes a new instance of the EntityReference class. This constructor was introduced with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2015 Update 1 and cannot be used with earlier versions.
	EntityReference(String, String, Object)	Initializes a new instance of the EntityReference class. This constructor was introduced with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2015 Update 1 and cannot be used with earlier versions.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ExtensionData	Gets or sets the structure that contains extra data.
	Id	Gets or sets the ID of the record.
	KeyAttributes	Gets or sets the key attributes.
	LogicalName	Gets or sets the logical name of the entity.
	Name	Gets or sets the value of the primary attribute of the entity.
	RowVersion	Gets or sets the row version.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether two instances are equal.(Overrides Object.Equals(Object).)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as a hash function for this type.(Overrides Object.GetHashCode().)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)

Remarks

This class replaces the Moniker class from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.