Insert a List of objects?

Question

Inserting an object is pretty straight forward:

App.MobileService.GetTable<client>().InsertAsync(newclient);

But how would I go about inserting a List of objects?
Is there some sort of begin and commit?
I'm trying to avoid looping through the above method to pass it one by one.

Answer 1

Hi MJFara,

You'd have to use a loop inserting/updating each item for now, we'll look at adding support for batched insert and update in the future.

Thanks

Josh

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Answer 2

Thanks!

Answer 3

Hi Matt,

You could also check out this post - where I play with the API to allow inserting a list. It's not batched at the storage layer, but is as it enters the scripting layer:

http://www.thejoyofcode.com/Understanding_the_pipeline_and_sending_complex_objects_into_Mobile_Services_.aspx

I've just realized that my colleague Carlos has a similar post here, and promises even more detail in his next post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/carlosfigueira/archive/2012/09/06/supporting-arbitrary-types-in-azure-mobile-services-managed-client-complex-types.aspx

Josh

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