Determines the strategy used to generate new identity values.
Declaration Syntax| C# | Visual Basic |
public enum IdentityMethod
Public Enumeration IdentityMethod
Members| Member | Description |
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| KeyTable |
Uses the Key Table (hilo) pattern to efficiently produce database unique integer keys.
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| Guid |
Uses NewGuid()()() |
| Sequence |
Uses a database Sequence object like that supported on Oracle and PostgreSQL.
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| IdentityColumn |
Uses an auto incrementing database identity column.
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