Articles and information about Entity Framework and ASP.NET Core. Entity Framework (EF) is a Microsoft ASP.NET Core object-database mapper. EF allows the database and the ASP.NET programming language to interface with each other; while automating CRUD operations and managing data and database objects in a database. You can learn from the latest EF articles on building Web apps with ASP.NET Core.
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What is Entity Framework in ASP.NET Core?
Entity Framework (EF) is an Object Relational Mapping (ORM, O/RM, and O/R mapping) framework. It converts data between a relational database like Microsoft SQL Server and an object-oriented programming language like ASP.NET C#.
MVC ASP.NET Version: 6.0 General Information
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Where Is the LocalDB Database File Created by EF (Entity Framework) Located on a Windows Computer?
Finding the localdb created by Entity Framework may be a little challenging. Where is it located on your Windows computer?
Visual Studio ASP.NET Version: 6.0 General Information
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Creating Models and Database Tables Manually? A Few Things to Keep in Mind When Using Entity Framework
Here are a few things to keep in mind if you are a full-stack developer who likes to manually create database tables and ASP.NET MVC models while using Entity Framework to scaffold your controllers and CRUD views.
MVC ASP.NET Version: 6.0 General Information