(This is using EntityFramework 4.2 CTP)
I haven't found any references to this on the web yet, although it's likely I'm using the wrong terminology while searching. There's also a very likely scenario where this is 100% expected behavior, just looking for confirmation and would rather not dig through the tt template (still new to this).
Assuming I have a class with a boolean field called Active and I have one row that already has this value set to true. I have code that executes to set said field to True regardless of it's existing value.
If I use DbContext to update the value to True no update is made.
If I use ObjectContext to update the value an update is made
regardless of the existing value.
This is happening in the exact same EDMX, all I did was change the code generation template from DbContext to EntityObject.
Update:
Ok, found the confirmation I was looking for...consider this a dupe...next time I'll do MOAR SEARCHING!
Entity Framework: Cancel a property change if no change in value
** Update 2: **
Problem: the default tt template wraps the "if (this != value)" in the setter with "if (iskey), so only primarykey fields receive this logic.
Solution: it's not the most graceful thing, but I removed this check...we'll see how it pans out in real usage. I included the entire tt template, my changes are denoted with "**"...
////////
//////// Write SimpleType Properties.
////////
private void WriteSimpleTypeProperty(EdmProperty simpleProperty, CodeGenerationTools code)
{
MetadataTools ef = new MetadataTools(this);
#>
/// <summary>
/// <#=SummaryComment(simpleProperty)#>
/// </summary><#=LongDescriptionCommentElement(simpleProperty, 1)#>
[EdmScalarPropertyAttribute(EntityKeyProperty= <#=code.CreateLiteral(ef.IsKey(simpleProperty))#>, IsNullable=<#=code.CreateLiteral(ef.IsNullable(simpleProperty))#>)]
[DataMemberAttribute()]
<#=code.SpaceAfter(NewModifier(simpleProperty))#><#=Accessibility.ForProperty(simpleProperty)#> <#=MultiSchemaEscape(simpleProperty.TypeUsage, code)#> <#=code.Escape(simpleProperty)#>
{
<#=code.SpaceAfter(Accessibility.ForGetter(simpleProperty))#>get
{
<#+ if (ef.ClrType(simpleProperty.TypeUsage) == typeof(byte[]))
{
#>
return StructuralObject.GetValidValue(<#=code.FieldName(simpleProperty)#>);
<#+
}
else
{
#>
return <#=code.FieldName(simpleProperty)#>;
<#+
}
#>
}
<#=code.SpaceAfter(Accessibility.ForSetter((simpleProperty)))#>set
{
<#+
**//if (ef.IsKey(simpleProperty))
**//{
if (ef.ClrType(simpleProperty.TypeUsage) == typeof(byte[]))
{
#>
if (!StructuralObject.BinaryEquals(<#=code.FieldName(simpleProperty)#>, value))
<#+
}
else
{
#>
if (<#=code.FieldName(simpleProperty)#> != value)
<#+
}
#>
{
<#+
PushIndent(CodeRegion.GetIndent(1));
**//}
#>
<#=ChangingMethodName(simpleProperty)#>(value);
ReportPropertyChanging("<#=simpleProperty.Name#>");
<#=code.FieldName(simpleProperty)#> = <#=CastToEnumType(simpleProperty.TypeUsage, code)#>StructuralObject.SetValidValue(<#=CastToUnderlyingType(simpleProperty.TypeUsage, code)#>value<#=OptionalNullableParameterForSetValidValue(simpleProperty, code)#>, "<#=simpleProperty.Name#>");
ReportPropertyChanged("<#=simpleProperty.Name#>");
<#=ChangedMethodName(simpleProperty)#>();
<#+
//if (ef.IsKey(simpleProperty))
//{
PopIndent();
#>
}
<#+
//}
#>
}
}
