[T4] OData v4 Client Code Generator generates a C# proxy class that won’t compile if the model contains an Entity that has a property with name "Context"

[LaylaLiu]

BaseEntityType contains a property named "Context".

So when a model contains an entity which has a property named "Context". The client generated code will be like

public partial class Product : global::Microsoft.OData.Client.BaseEntityType
{
...
[global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.OData.Client.Design.T4", "2.1.0")]
[global::Microsoft.OData.Client.OriginalNameAttribute("Context")]
public global::System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollectionglobal::OutlookApiBetaModel.CustomProperty Context
{
get { ... }
set { ... }
}

This will lead to "ConsoleApplication7.Product.Context' hides inherited member 'Microsoft.OData.Client.BaseEntityType.Context'. Use the new keyword if hiding was intended. “

[mikepizzo]

Closing due to lack of customer activity. Will re-visit based on any user feedback.

[robertmclaws]

This issue can be solved by removing the internal "Context" property on BaseEntityType, as it is not presently being used. Separation of Concerns says that the Entity should need to know about the Context it came from anyways.

[mikepizzo]

We probably should have named these internal properties such that they had a lower chance of conflicting with user properties. i.e., "__context" or some such.