Questions tagged [ef-model-builder]
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"One of X"-to-One Entity Relationship
I have three distinct well-defined entities, Foo, Bar, Baz, on one side of the relationship, and a single entity these all need to be tied to on the other side, lets call it LogEntry. I have the relationship working as far as sql is concerned, but…

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How to read from a table that is mapped with ModelBuilder in mvc c#
I have a Dbcontext where in its OnModelCreating() method I have something like this:
modelBuilder.Entity().HasMany(m =>
m.CmsKeywords).WithMany(m => m.CmsContentDatas).Map(m =>
{
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Cascade Deletion of Connected tables
I'm developing a DataBase on MS SQL Server with EF 6 - Code First
I have schema like so:
Ads|Messages|Attachments
where
Ads has many Messages
Ads has many Attachments
Messages has many Attachments
The Attachments table has 2 FKs one to Ads and one…

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How to parse password in varbinary from database to IdentityUser string in Web Api Authentication
I have in my database a column named Password of type Varbinary(150).
When I want to consult that database in the web api, for example:
var dbCon = ApplicationDbContext.Create(connectionStringUsers.ToString());
var users = dbCon.Users;
var list =…

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Set discriminator property in subclass - Entity Framework
I have the following problem. I'm building TPH inheritance with Entity Framework and I need to set discriminator column on existing property of subclass. Example:
public abstract class Building
{
//... some properties
public BuildingType…

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Have specific property configuration for all types that implement an interface except for one
I have a number of Types that inherit from the Interface 'IEventReportElement', which exposes the property 'IdEventReport':
public interface IEventReportElement
{
long Id { get; set; }
long? IdEventReport { get; set; }
}
This is a nullable…

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EF6 Set MaxLength of a property based on attribute of the containing class
Situation:
I have a base class Lookup, as follows:
public abstract class Lookup : DeactivatableDomainModel {
[Required]
[Key]
public int ID { get; set; }
[Required]
public string Description { get; set; }
[Required]
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EF6 Code First Composite Primary AND Foreign Keys: Foreign Key must be mapped
Well, after a morning of beating my head against the wall, I'm tossing this out there.
I have a DB Table (Table1) with a composite PK (Column1, Column2, Column3). (Column1,Column3) is ALSO a FK to another table (Table2).
Trying to use Code First…

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Unable to add DbModelBuilder and .HasRequired() to modelBuilder
I am trying to create a ModelBuilder within my API and can't seem to add .HasRequired() to my code. I am assuming this is due to the fact that it lives within DBModelBuilder, however, I cannot add that also.
It will only allow me to use…

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HasMany and WithRequired extension methods not found
I am building my data layer class library with Entity Framework 6.1. I created my context and am trying to do the model builder code (or is it derived when I do Add-Migration?
Anyway, I have seen quite some examples but when I try to use .HasMany or…

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Entity Framework ModelBuilder multiple joins/subquery
I have been working on how to map an entity property to a column in another table using multiple joins (or a subquery), but I am really struggling to find where to start.
I have create a SQL Fiddle that demonstrates what I want to do. A User entity…

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Entity Framework - table needs two foreign keys pointing at same table
I am working on an existing project with a database containing a table of "Contacts" : Id, FirstName, LastName, MobileNumber etc.
I am now wanting to implement a table whereby I can link pairs of Contacts together. I have built a class called…

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In Entity Framework how do I unit test dbmodel construction without actually connecting to a db?
I have a class inheriting from DbContext implementing a code-first Entity Framework object.
I would like to have a unit test that exercises the model builder in this dbcontext -- this would be useful for detecting things like 'key not defined on…

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