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  • CompositeObjectSpace.CreateServerCollection(Type, CriteriaOperator) Method

    Creates and initializes a new instance of the EFServerCollection or XPServerCollectionSource class with criteria-specific options.

    Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

    Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v25.2.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

    Declaration

    public override object CreateServerCollection(
        Type objectType,
        CriteriaOperator criteria
    )

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    objectType Type

    The type of objects to include into the collection.

    criteria CriteriaOperator

    The DevExpress.Data.Filtering.CriteriaOperator that specifies the criteria for object selection in a data store.

    Returns

    Type Description
    Object

    A server collection that includes the objects of the specified type. In addition, only objects that satisfy the specified criteria will be retrieved to this collection.

    Remarks

    The newly created collection will use the current Object Space to load and save objects.

    This method is used by Collection Sources (see CollectionSource and PropertyCollectionSource) to create a collection in server mode.

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