BaseObjectSpace.CreateCollection(Type, CriteriaOperator) Method
Creates and initializes a collection of objects of the specified type, filtered according to the specified criteria.
Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp
Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v23.2.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp
Declaration
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
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objectType | Type | The type of persistent objects to include in the collection. |
criteria | CriteriaOperator | The CriteriaOperator that specifies a criteria for object selection in a data store. |
Returns
Type | Description |
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IList | A IList collection that includes the persistent objects of the specified type. In addition, only objects that satisfy the specified criteria will be retrieved to this collection. |
Remarks
Use this method to create a collection of objects of the specified type, filtered according to the specified criteria. This method calls a protected virtual method, CreateCollection, which must be overridden in the BaseObjectSpace class descendants.
The newly created collection will use the current Object Space to load and save persistent objects.