Session.GetObjectByKey<ClassType>(Object) Method

Returns a persistent object of the type designated by the specified generic type parameter, with the specified value for its key property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpo.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public ClassType GetObjectByKey<ClassType>(
    object id
)

VB.NET

Public Function GetObjectByKey(Of ClassType)(
    id As Object
) As ClassType

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
id	Object	An object that represents the persistent object’s key property value.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
ClassType	A type of objects to search for.

Returns

Type	Description
ClassType	An object which represents a persistent object with the specified value for its key property. Null if no objects are found.

Remarks

Below is an example of using the GetObjectByKey<ClassType> method. Here, session is the Session instance.

C#

using DevExpress.Xpo;
// ...
Person personToDelete = session.GetObjectByKey<Person>(152);
session.Delete(personToDelete);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Xpo
' ...
Dim personToDelete As Person = session.GetObjectByKey(Of Person)(152)
session.Delete(personToDelete)

The GetObjectByKey<ClassType> method searches the memory for the object that has the specified value for its key property. If such an object is found, it is not reloaded. To get the up-to-date object from the storage, use the overloaded Session.GetObjectByKey method with the alwaysGetFromDb parameter set to true.

Note

The GetObjectByKey<ClassType> method does not find objects until they are saved to a data store.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-data-grid-implement-crud-operations/CS/CodeBehind/XPO/ServerMode/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L43

    ? new Issue(unitOfWork)
    : unitOfWork.GetObjectByKey<Issue>(e.Key);
e.ViewModel = new EditItemViewModel(

XPO_how-to-implement-odata4-service-with-xpo/CS/ODataService/Helpers/ApiHelper.cs#L16

using(UnitOfWork uow = ConnectionHelper.CreateSession()) {
    TEntity existing = uow.GetObjectByKey<TEntity>(key);
    if(existing != null) {

reporting-mvc-db-storage/CS/DXWebApplication_ReportDesigner/CustomReportStorageWebExtension.cs#L16

using (var session = SessionFactory.Create()) {
    return session.GetObjectByKey<ReportEntity>(url) != null;
}

CriteriaOperatorsCheatSheet/CS/CriteriaOperatorCheatSheet/Tests/ComplexScenarios/SpecificObjectTest.cs#L36

//act
var obj = uow.GetObjectByKey<Order>(2);
var criterion = new BinaryOperator(nameof(OrderItem.Order), obj);

XPO_how-to-make-user-friendly-object-identifiers-e825/CS/XpoServerId.cs#L36

using(Session session = new Session(dataLayer)) {
    XpoServerId sid = session.GetObjectByKey<XpoServerId>(0);
    if(sid == null) {

VB.NET

reporting-mvc-db-storage/VB/DXWebApplication_ReportDesigner/CustomReportStorageWebExtension.vb#L18

Using session = SessionFactory.Create()
    Return session.GetObjectByKey(Of ReportEntity)(url) IsNot Nothing
End Using

XPO_how-to-make-user-friendly-object-identifiers-e825/VB/XpoServerId.vb#L46

Using session As New Session(dataLayer)
    Dim sid As XpoServerId = session.GetObjectByKey(Of XpoServerId)(0)
    If sid Is Nothing Then

XPO_how-to-reopen-a-broken-connection-when-using-a-postgresql-database-e3086/VB/Program.vb#L14

Console.ReadKey()
CType(New Session(dal), Session).GetObjectByKey(Of Person)(id)
DirectCast(dataStore, IDisposable).Dispose()

XPO_how-to-read-and-manipulate-xpo-objects-stored-in-multiple-databases-simultaneously-t475838/VB/ConsoleApplication/Model2.vb#L47

Public Function GetContact(ByVal foreignSession As Session) As Contact
    Return If(ContactID.HasValue, foreignSession.GetObjectByKey(Of Contact)(ContactID), Nothing)
End Function

XPO_how-to-generate-a-sequential-number-for-a-business-object-within-a-database-transaction-e2620/VB/ExplicitUnitOfWorkDemo/frmMain.vb#L26

'Get selected person object.
Dim person As Person = explicitUnitOfWork.GetObjectByKey(Of Person)(selectedRow("Oid"))
If person Is Nothing OrElse person.Address Is Nothing Then