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What is Visual Studio Entity Framework?

Entity Framework is an object-relational mapping technology that enables . NET developers to work with relational data by using domain-specific objects. It eliminates the need for most of the data-access code that developers usually need to write.

How do I get Entity Framework for Visual Studio?

Visual Studio Package Manager

  1. Go to Tools » NuGet Package Manager » Manage NuGet Packages For Solution.
  2. Ensure that Browse is selected and type "entityframeworkcore" into the search box.
  3. Click on the provider that you want to install. …
  4. Check the project that you want to install the package into, then click Install.

How do I add Entity Framework code to Visual Studio?

(You can install EF via NuGet the same way in any version of Visual Studio.) Right click on your project in the solution explorer and select Manage NuGet Packages… This will open the Manage NuGet Packages dialogue box. Search for EntityFramework in the top left search box and press Enter.

Which of the following is used to generate read only view for the domain classes in EF 6 code first?

Click on View Entity Data Model to generate a read-only view of all your entities in the code-first approach.

What is the basic job of a DbSet?

A DbSet represents the collection of all entities in the context, or that can be queried from the database, of a given type. DbSet objects are created from a DbContext using the DbContext. Set method.

What is difference between Entity Framework and Entity Framework Core?

Entity Framework 6 (EF6) is an object-relational mapper designed for . NET Framework but with support for . NET Core. EF6 is a stable, supported product, but is no longer being actively developed.

How do I install Entity Framework?

First up, we need to get the latest version of Entity Framework from NuGet.

  1. Project –> Manage NuGet Packages… If you don't have the Manage NuGet Packages… option you should install the latest version of NuGet.
  2. Select the Online tab.
  3. Select the EntityFramework package.
  4. Click Install.

14 Oct 2020