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Entity Framework is an ORM framework that allows developers to work with data using domain-specific classes without needing to directly interact with database tables and SQL queries. It includes components like DbContext, Entities, DbSet, and supports LINQ queries, Code-First, Database-First, and Model-First approaches, Fluent API, Migrations, and multiple database providers.

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Entity Framework is an ORM framework that allows developers to work with data using domain-specific classes without needing to directly interact with database tables and SQL queries. It includes components like DbContext, Entities, DbSet, and supports LINQ queries, Code-First, Database-First, and Model-First approaches, Fluent API, Migrations, and multiple database providers.

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Entity Framework (EF) is an open-source object-relational mapping (ORM)


framework for .NET applications. It enables developers to work with data using objects of
domain-specific classes without needing to directly interact with the underlying database tables
and SQL queries. Here's a breakdown of its key components and concepts:

1. DbContext: DbContext is the primary class in EF that represents a session with the
database. It is a combination of the Unit of Work and Repository patterns. DbContext
allows you to query and save data to the database, as well as configure the database and
its entities.
2. Entities: Entities are the classes that represent tables in the database. Each property of an
entity typically corresponds to a column in the table. These classes are typically simple
POCO (Plain Old CLR Object) classes.
3. DbSet: DbSet is a collection of entities of a specific type within the DbContext. It
represents a table or view in the database and provides methods to query, insert, update,
and delete entities.
4. LINQ to Entities: LINQ (Language-Integrated Query) is a feature in C# that allows
developers to query data from different data sources. LINQ to Entities is a set of
extension methods that allow querying EF entities using LINQ syntax, which gets
translated into SQL queries by EF.
5. Code-First Approach: Code-First is a development approach where you define your
domain model using classes, and the database schema is generated from these classes.
You can use attributes or Fluent API to configure the mappings between the classes and
the database.
6. Database-First Approach: Database-First is an approach where you start with an
existing database, and EF generates the domain model classes based on the schema of the
database.
7. Model-First Approach: Model-First is an approach where you visually design the
domain model using a designer tool (such as Entity Framework Designer in Visual
Studio), and EF generates the database schema and classes from the model.
8. Fluent API: Fluent API is an alternative way to configure the EF model and mappings
using C# code rather than attributes. It provides more flexibility and readability for
complex configurations.
9. Migration: EF Migrations is a feature that allows you to evolve the database schema
over time as your model changes. It automatically generates migration scripts to update
the database schema to match the current state of the model.
10. Database Providers: EF supports multiple database providers, including SQL Server,
SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others. Each provider translates EF's queries and
commands into the respective database's native SQL dialect.

Entity Framework simplifies data access and management by providing a high-level abstraction
over the underlying database, allowing developers to focus more on application logic rather than
dealing with low-level database operations.

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