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    Posted: 11-Mar-2010 at 1:03am
I have a case where I need to compare an original and current version of an EntityProperty, so I used the API "EntityProperty.GetValue(object entityBase, EntityVersion version)".
This API works for DataEntityProperty, but when it comes to NavigationScalarEntityProperty, it always returns the Current version.
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Posts: 353 		Post Options Post Options   Quote IdeaBlade Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-Mar-2010 at 3:54pm
It should probably be considered a bug that GetValue() returns anything for a scalar navigation property. We don't really attempt to keep track of original values for properties that aren't part of the core entity. If the property happened to be a generated one representing an entity related many-to-many, keeping up with that information would be an especially complex affair.

But assuming the property represents an entity related in a one-to-many or one-to-one association, you can get at what you want by using the EntityProperty for the associated foreign key (e.g., HeadPerson_fk_InternalIdEntityProperty). Since that foreign key is part of the core entity, we do keep a copy of its original value.
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Posts: 21 		Post Options Post Options   Quote afrizal.chen Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-Mar-2010 at 7:28pm
Thank you for the clarification.
And your suggestion to get the Entity using the associated foreign key works for me.
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