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Entity Framwork

Entity Framework (EF) is a Microsoft-developed ORM for .NET that allows developers to interact with databases using .NET objects instead of raw SQL. Key features include Object-Relational Mapping, LINQ support, change tracking, migrations, and loading strategies. It utilizes DbContext to manage database connections and CRUD operations, while DbSet<T> represents database tables as entity classes.

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Entity Framwork

Entity Framework (EF) is a Microsoft-developed ORM for .NET that allows developers to interact with databases using .NET objects instead of raw SQL. Key features include Object-Relational Mapping, LINQ support, change tracking, migrations, and loading strategies. It utilizes DbContext to manage database connections and CRUD operations, while DbSet<T> represents database tables as entity classes.

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Entity Framework:

Entity Framework (EF) is an Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) for .NET developed by Microsoft. It allows developers to interact with a database
using .NET objects, instead of writing raw SQL queries. EF simplifies data access by abstracting the database layer and mapping database tables to C#
classes.
Main Features of Entity Framework
• Object-Relational Mapping (ORM): Maps database tables to .NET classes.
• LINQ Support: Query the database using LINQ syntax.
• Change Tracking: Automatically tracks changes made to objects.
• Migrations: Manage database schema changes via code.
• Lazy/Eager Loading: Load related data on demand or immediately.

EF Approaches
Approach Description
Code First Define your C# classes, then EF generates the DB.
Database First Generate C# models from an existing database.

DbContext and DbSet:


➢ DbContext is a class provided by Entity Framework.
➢ It acts as a bridge between your C# code and the database.
➢ It's responsible for:
• Managing the database connection.
• Tracking changes to entities.
• Handling CRUD operations.
• Managing migrations and database creation.
➢ DbSet<T> represents a table in the database.
➢ T is the entity class, like Student.
➢ You can use it to query and save instances of the entity.

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