Migrations in Entity Framework Core
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 [...]
Create ASP.Net Core 3.1 MVC Project With Entity Framework
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 [...]
Add Entity Framework DbContext As Service (Dependency Injection) in ASP.Net MVC Core 3.1
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 [...]
Serializing Objects in ASP.Net WebForms
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 [...]
Why Repository Pattern with Entity Framework Is No Longer Necessary
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. [...]
Using LocalDB with Entity Framework, Visual Studio 2019, and SQL Server Management Studio
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 [...]
Add Entity Framework DbContext As Service (Dependency Injection) in ASP.Net MVC Core 2
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 [...]
Optimistic Concurrency Using Rowversion With Entity Framework in ASP.Net
In a console or Windows Forms app, it would be common to load an object from the database, work with it a bit, then save it. But with WebForms, the [...]
Fancy Checkboxes and Toggle Switches
This allows you to replace default checkboxes with a nicer-looking custom font alternative. This example uses Font Awesome 4 icons, but the CSS could easily be modified to use any [...]
Prevent Link/Button Event or Post
Preventing a Link or Button from moving to the next URL (or triggering a post or postback in the case of ASP.Net) is easily accomplished using the very common method [...]