Configurations in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: October 23, 2018

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In the previous tutorial I explained the Conventions in EF Core. If you want to override the conventions then apply the configurations and customize the EF model to database mappings. (more…)

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Conventions in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: October 20, 2018

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Conventions in Entity Framework core are the default rules by which the Database schemas are created based on domain and context classes. (more…)

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Delete Records in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: October 15, 2018

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EF Core API builds and executes the DELETE statement in the database for the entities whose EntityState is set as ‘Deleted’. The method DbContext.Remove() is used for deleting entity. (more…)

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Update Records in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: October 13, 2018

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The Entity Framework Core executes UPDATE statement in the database for the entities whose EntityState is Modified. The DbContext tracks of all entities and those that are modified it sets there EntityState as modified. (more…)

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Read Records in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: November 27, 2018

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Reading data from database in Entity Framework Core is quite easy. The below code will load the employee with name ‘Matt’. (more…)

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Insert Records in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: October 12, 2018

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CRUD Operations can be easily performed by Entity Framework Core. EF Core executes Insert Operation for the entities whose EntityState is Added when the DbContex.SaveChanges() method is called. (more…)

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Migrations in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: August 24, 2018

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Using Migrations you can keep the database synchronized with the domain (entity) classes. When developing a project the programmers keep on updating the entity classes. Therefore they need to run migrations to keep the database schema up to date. Migration commands can be execute in NuGet Package Manager Console or in dotnet Command Line Interface (CLI). (more…)

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Code-First Approach in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: August 8, 2018

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In Code-First approach you create the entity classes only. Then with migration commands the EF Core creates the database based on these entity classes. (more…)

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DbContext Class in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: July 28, 2018

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DbContext class is the brain of Entity Framework Core, using it you can do all the communications with the database. It allows performing the following tasks: (more…)

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Database-First approach in Entity Framework Core

Last Updated: July 28, 2018

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In Database-First approach the entity and context classes are automatically created by the EF Core from the database. So this means you have first create your database for the EF Core. (more…)

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