# C1.Data.Entities.EntityFrameworkExtensions.AsCollectionView

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<h1 id="C1_Data_Entities_EntityFrameworkExtensions_AsCollectionView_" data-uid="C1.Data.Entities.EntityFrameworkExtensions.AsCollectionView*">AsCollectionView Method
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<h4 id="C1_Data_Entities_EntityFrameworkExtensions_AsCollectionView__1_System_Data_Entity_Core_Objects_DataClasses_EntityCollection___0__" data-uid="C1.Data.Entities.EntityFrameworkExtensions.AsCollectionView``1(System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.DataClasses.EntityCollection{``0})">AsCollectionView&lt;T&gt;(EntityCollection&lt;T&gt;)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Converts an <span class="xref">System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.DataClasses.EntityCollection&lt;&gt;</span> to an editable <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icollectionview">ICollectionView</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static ICollectionView AsCollectionView&lt;T&gt;(this EntityCollection&lt;T&gt; entities) where T : class, IEntityWithRelationships</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function AsCollectionView(Of T As {Class, IEntityWithRelationships})(entities As EntityCollection(Of T)) As ICollectionView</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">EntityCollection</span>&lt;T&gt;</td>
      <td><span class="parametername">entities</span></td>
      <td><p>The <span class="xref">System.Data.Entity.Core.Objects.DataClasses.EntityCollection&lt;&gt;</span> to convert.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icollectionview">ICollectionView</a></td>
      <td><p>The resulting <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icollectionview">ICollectionView</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="typeParameters">Type Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="parametername">T</span></td>
      <td><p>The type of the entities in the <code class="paramref">entities</code>.</p>
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