expressappframework-devexpress-dot-expressapp-dot-data.md
Applied to properties of non-persistent classes. Specifies that a target property is a key property.
Namespace : DevExpress.ExpressApp.Data
Assembly : DevExpress.ExpressApp.v25.2.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.ExpressApp
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property | AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
public class KeyAttribute :
Attribute
<AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field, AllowMultiple:=False, Inherited:=True)>
Public Class KeyAttribute
Inherits Attribute
A Key property is required if you are going to access a non-persistent object by a key using the NonPersistentObjectSpace.ObjectByKeyGetting event. An example of using this event together with the KeyAttribute attribute is provided in the How to: Display a Non-Persistent Object’s Detail View from the Navigation topic.
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