Knight Data Access Layer
Insert<T>(T) Method
Example 




KellermanSoftware.NetDataAccessLayer Namespace > IDataHelper Interface > Insert Method : Insert<T>(T) Method
Generic class type
An object instance
Insert a record into the database using the properties from the object
Syntax
Overloads Function Insert(Of T As {Class, New})( _
   ByVal entity As T _
) As T
Dim instance As IDataHelper
Dim entity As T
Dim value As T
 
value = instance.Insert(Of T)(entity)
T Insert<T>( 
   T entity
)
where T: class, new()
T* Insert<T>( 
   T* entity
) 
where T: ref class, gcnew()
T^ Insertgeneric<typename T>
( 
   T^ entity
) 
where T: ref class, gcnew()

Parameters

entity
An object instance

Type Parameters

T
Generic class type
Example
//Get the current thread static safe instance of the helper
IDataHelper db = DataHelper.SessionFactory();
 
//Specify User Name and License Key from the receipt, leave blank for trial mode
//db.UserName = "John Smith 1234";
//db.LicenseKey = "asdfl219==";
 
//Log to the console
db.EnableLogging();
 
//Open the database connection
db.OpenConnection();
 
//Create a new Person to save to the database
Person currentPerson = new Person();
currentPerson.FirstName = "John";
currentPerson.LastName = "Smith";
 
//Insert it to the database 
db.Insert(currentPerson);
 
db.CloseConnection();
'Get the current thread static safe instance of the helper
Dim db As IDataHelper = DataHelper.SessionFactory()
 
'Specify User Name and License Key from the receipt, leave blank for trial mode
'db.UserName = "John Smith 1234"
'db.LicenseKey = "asdfl219=="
 
'Log to the console
db.EnableLogging()
 
'Open the database connection
db.OpenConnection()
 
'Create a new Person to save to the database
Dim currentPerson As New Person()
currentPerson.FirstName = "John"
currentPerson.LastName = "Smith"
 
'Insert it to the database 
db.Insert(currentPerson)
 
db.CloseConnection()
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

IDataHelper Interface
IDataHelper Members
Overload List