This ebook includes the following formats, accessible from your account page after purchase. Entity framework is microsofts recommended data access technology for new applications. Net development framework that provides a level of abstraction for data access strategies and solves the impedance mismatch issues that exist between different data models. Its basically a collection of most frequently asked interview questions on entity framework for developers. But sometime i dont want all the data so the includes should not be applied. I am also placing downloads for my entity framework conference presentations on this page. In entity framework core, this has not been implemented yet. The day i got my first kindle, is the day i started.
Getting started with entity framework, code first conventions, code first dataannotations, entity framework code first, entity framework code first migrations, inheritance with entityframework code first, code first fluent api, database first model generation and complex types. Thes ambitions included being able to talk seamlessly to different storage backends such as mongodb and redis. With separate configuration files, you can create a separate file per entity whose only job is to configure that entity s data mapping. With this book, you will learn the core concepts of entity framework through a broad range of clear and concise solutions to everyday data access tasks. Entity framework tutorial, 2nd edition oreilly media. For the most part the entity framework core in action book which.
My recommendations for entity framework literature. The dbcontext api surface is optimized for common tasks and coding patterns. Net entity framework 4 microsofts core framework for modeling and interacting with data in. Eager loading is the process whereby a query for one type of entity also loads related entities as part of the query. Entity framework 6 recipes provides an exhaustive collection of readytouse code solutions for entity framework, microsofts modelcentric, dataaccess platform for the. The dbcontext api is a simplified abstraction over objectcontext and a number of other types that were included in previous releases of.
Entity framework relationships fluent api by jamie king. New features in entity framework 7 entity framework. Entity framework 6 recipes ebook by zeeshan hirani. Mobi the ebook format compatible with the amazon kindle and amazon kindle applications. Net cli packagereference paket cli installpackage entityframework version 4.
Net framework to eliminate the tedium around accessing databases and the data they contain. Net developers appreciate how this objectrelational mapper reduces the need for writing dataaccess code by providing the ability to work with relational data using domainspecific objects. An entity framework book worth your time visual studio. Depending on the conditions some include must be enforced in order to get eager loading. Numerous ide and mvvm enhancements for wpf desktop development. Epub the open industry format known for its reflowable content and usability on supported mobile devices. The entity framework tools for visual studio include the ef designer and the. What are some good sources to teach yourself entity. Net entity framework is an objectrelational mapping orm framework that enables developers to work with relational data as domainspecific objects, eliminating the need for most of the data access plumbing code that developers usually need to write. After reading this book, you will be able to know how to create asp. Net entity framework ef is an objectrelational mapper orm that enables you to add data access logic to your applications by programming with a conceptual application model instead of programming directly using a relational storage schema. You can also explore some practical solutions implementing entity framework here.
Dbcontext querying, changing, and validating your data with entity framework by julia lerman available from rakuten kobo. Julia is a frequent presenter at technical conferences around the world and writes articles for many wellknown technical publications including the data. Net entity framework forum can be used for questions relating to this release. A comprehensive guide to the entity framework with insight into its latest features and optimizations for responsive data access in your projects. Creating a new entity data model using vs 20 to work. Back then, reading technical books meant carrying bulky heavy printed books in my bag. Net entity framework, which simplifies the job of mapping a conceptual schema to the. Entity framework is a data access technology of choice for. The dbcontext api is a simplified abstraction over objectcontext and a number of other types that were included in previous releases of the ado. Learn about the entity client data provider and write statements in entity sql to perform crud operations. This post is about entity framework interview questions that will explore various features, concepts and faqs regarding microsoft entity framework. Net automated mechanism for accessing and storing data in the database enables developers to deal with objects no sql, no tables, no joins, etc. Entity framework is an orm that enables developers to work with relational data as domainspecific objects. Entity framework is a modelcentric data access platform with an ocean of new concepts and patterns for developers to learn.
To be honest, id recommend fleshing out the idea for your project first, then pick too. This ebook was released in december of 2008, but it stills a good resource for those like me who are now introducing to entity framework, the ebook was written by zeeshan hirani and it has 514 pages. The dbcontext api captures entity frameworks ef most commonly used features and tasks, simplifying development with e. Dbcontext api the dbcontext api is a simplified abstraction over objectcontext and a number of other types that were included in previous releases of the ado. The entity framework would include them implicitly because the student entity. Ef tools are included in all recent versions of visual studio. Design tools, such as mapping designer, are also included with ado.
There is a newer version of this package available. Net developers to work with relational data using domainspecific objects. Basically, your helper methods become small singlepurpose classes, which you can put into a folder named config or something similar in your data access folder. Top 20 entity framework interview questions must have. The entity framework enables you to query, insert, update, and delete data, using common language runtime clr objects which is known as entities. The entity framework maps the entities and relationships that are defined in your model to a database. Throughout the book you will encounter examples that you can. By eliminating tedious data access code that developers are otherwise forced to use, entity framework core 2.
Net community as a microsoft mvp, aspinsider, and ineta speaker. Ricardo also contributed to syncfusions succinctly collection of ebooks with titles on nhibernate, entity framework code first, entity framework core, multitenant asp. This page will be used to provide code samples from the book and the sample databases. Learn entity framework 6 codefirst approach using stepbystep and easy tutorials. However this had been done manually by editing the migration because we cannot include an index anywhere in a code first model. Net core 3 update to entity framework core in action book the. Discussion every corner i turn, and blog i read pertaining to. Entity framework manytomany relationships by jamie king. This follows the single responsibility principle from solid and further cleans up your dbcontext which also starts to better follow srp. In this book, you will learn entity framework 6 code first approach using mvc 5 in detail and step by step guide. Eager loading is achieved by the use of the include method. When upgrading to vs 20 or later versions, it creates a. Julie lerman is recognized as the foremost expert outside of microsoft on microsofts ado. Programming entity framework, 2nd edition oreilly media.
Entity framework versions and available books the asp. Free ebook entity framework code first using mvc 5 dot. Some of the striking features of this release include support for the following. Browse content tagged with entity framework on channel 9. Programming entity framework, 2nd edition building data centric apps with the ado. This release can be used in a live operating environment subject to the terms in the license terms. It eliminates the need for most of the dataaccess code that developers usually need to write. Net mvc 5 application using the entity framework 6 code first workflow. House plumbing isnt sexy, but i wouldnt want to live without it.
Serious what are your thoughts on entity framework. This book explores microsofts entity framework and explains how it can used to build enterprise level applications. We walk through creating entity framework migrations as well as scaffolding objects from a database. Getting started with entity framework 6 code first using mvc 5. Nor would i want to neglect the primary plumbing of my application architecture. Not in the main programming entity framework pef book, but the code examples in the two supplements are quite sufficient.
A new book on code first entity framework is a concise, readable guide to the technology. Julie is available to mentor your company whether you are trying to choose a data access platform or are ready to implement entity framework into your architecture. Entity framework ef is an objectrelational mapper that enables. It means that requesting related data be returned along with query results from the database. Since then ive been catching up on books i should have read years ago. Best entity framework books and entity framework ebooks. Julia lerman is the leading independent authority on the entity framework and has been using and teaching the technology since its inception in 2006.
This gives you a contextperentity, which might work for ultrasimplistic crud scenarios, but doesnt scale very well and will quickly give you headaches as soon as you need to deal with more than a single entity type in a single transaction because thats what a unitofwork encapsulates. Entity framework 7, a major redesign of the orm, is the latest version of entity framework with the vision of new platforms, new data stores. We need not to create a joining entity for a joining table however, we can of course create a joining entity explicitly in ef 6. While you ask about learning the entity framework, what i think you want is to be able to build an aspnet web application, possibly using the entity framework. Jeff discusses merging migrations and maintaining database state. Note that ef7 is going to be code first only, so learning about the dbcontext class and the fluent api will be useful.
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