Programming Entity Framework: Code First

Preface

1. Welcome to Code First
-Modeling with EF Before Code First
-Inception of Code First
-Getting Code First to Developers in Between .NET Releases
-Writing the Code…First
-Managing Objects with DbContext
-Using the Data Layer and Domain Classes
-Getting from Classes to a Database
-Working with Configuration
-Creating or Pointing to a Database
-What Code First Does Not Support
-Learning from This Book

2. Your First Look at Code First
-Introducing EF to the Domain Classes
-Putting the Pieces Together in an Example
-Overriding Convention with Configurations
-Understanding How Model Changes Impact Database Initialization
-Configuring Code First with the Fluent API
-Summary

3. Using Conventions and Configurations for Property Attributes
-Working with Property Attributes in Code First
-Mapping Keys
-Configuring Database-Generated Properties
-Configuring TimeStamp/RowVersion Fields for Optimistic Concurrency
-Configuring Non-Timestamp Fields for Concurrency
-Mapping to Non-Unicode Database Types
-Affecting the Precision and Scale of Decimals
-Working with Complex Types in Code First
-Configuring Properties of Complex Types
-Summary

4. Using Convention and Configuration for Relationships
-Working with Multiplicity
-Working with Foreign Keys
-Working with Inverse Navigation Properties
-Working with Cascade Delete
-Exploring Many-to-Many Relationships
-Working with Relationships that Have Unidirectional Navigation
-Working with One-to-One Relationships
-Summary

5. Using Conventions and Configurations for Database Mappings
-Mapping Class Name to Database Table and Schema Name
-Mapping Property Names to Database Columns
-Allowing Multiple Entities to Map to a Single Table: aka Table Splitting
-Mapping a Single Entity Across Multiple Tables
-Controlling Which Types Get Mapped to the Database
-Understanding Property Mapping and Accessibility
-Preventing Properties from Being Included in the Model
-Mapping Inheritance Hierarchies
-Working with Abstract Base Classes
-Mapping Relationships
-Summary

6. Controlling Database Location, Creation Process, and Seed Data
-Controlling the Database Location
-Working with Database Initialization
-Using Database Initializers to Seed Data
-Using Database Initialization to Further Affect Database Schema
-Summary

7. Advanced Concepts
-Mapping to Nontable Database Objects
-Removing Conventions
-Taking Control of Model Caching
-Working with the EdmMetadata Table
-Using Code First with ObjectContext
-Summary

8. What's Coming Next for Code First
-Code First Migrations
-Entity Framework Power Tools