When you load an entity from the database and update some properties, Entity Framework compares the new values against the old values and immediately decides if there was an actual [...]
I like working with enums, but I found I haven't used them much lately because I was fuzzy on how to use them in conjunction with Entity Framework. I've finally [...]
One to Many Relationships This article does not yet include information about One-To-Many relationships. However, One-To-Many relationships have not changed since Entity Framework 6, so check out this guide for [...]
Migrations in Entity Framework Core have become very powerful and easy to use. This is by no means a complete guide! Rather, this acts as a Quick Reference Guide for [...]
This example demonstrates how to create & configure an ASP.Net Core 3.1 MVC project with Entity Framework. I've included instructions on adding the appropriate NuGet packages, setting up the connection [...]
This example demonstrates how to add an Entity Framework Core database context as a service using Dependency Injection (a form of Inversion of Control) in ASP.Net MVC Core 3.1. I've [...]
This is a very incomplete post with some quick & dirty notes about serializing objects in ASP.Net WebForms. All included code is VB.Net. Default ASP.Net serialization Classes must have annotation [...]
When building applications with ASP.Net Core and Entity Framework, Microsoft often recommends in their official training (including course 20486D) that developers use the Repository Pattern to further abstract Entity Framework. [...]
In Microsoft's own words: "LocalDB is an extension of SQL Express that offers an easy way to create multiple database instances. Since it runs in user mode and starts on [...]
This example demonstrates how to add an Entity Framework Core database context as a service using Dependency Injection (a form of Inversion of Control) in ASP.Net MVC Core 2, with [...]