IObjectSpace.CanInstantiate(Type) Method

Indicates whether instances of a particular type can be created.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

bool CanInstantiate(
    Type type
)

VB.NET

Function CanInstantiate(
    type As Type
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
type	Type	An object type for which it must be determined whether its instances can be created.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if instances of the specified type can be created; otherwise, false.

Remarks

To determine whether a particular type can be instantiated, use the IEntityStore (Type Info Source) object that must be passed as a parameter in the Object Space’s constructor. To be instantiated, the requested type must be contained in the IEntityStore.RegisteredEntities collection.

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C#

XAF_how-to-connect-different-data-models-to-several-databases-within-a-single-application/CS/EFCore/ClassLibrary1/XafModule1.cs#L53

// Check whether it is a valid ObjectSpace to create objects of a certain type.
if (ObjectSpace.CanInstantiate(typeof(PersistentClass1))) {
    string str = "test1";

XAF_Non-Persistent-Objects-Nested-In-Persistent-Objects-Demo/CS/XPO/NonPersistentDemo/NonPersistentDemo.Module/DatabaseUpdate/DemoData.cs#L16

public void CreateDemoObjects() {
    if(ObjectSpace.CanInstantiate(typeof(Project))) {
        if(!ObjectSpace.CanInstantiate(typeof(Technology))) {