Entity Framework 4 in Action

Chapter 7. Persisting objects into the database

 

This chapter covers

• Persisting modified objects into the database
• Persisting complex object graphs into the database
• Persisting with foreign-key and independent associations

 

Now that you know how to handle entity lifecycles, you’re ready to take the next step: persisting modifications made to objects into the database.

In this chapter, we’ll discuss how to insert, update, and delete entities in both connected and disconnected scenarios. We’ll cover single-object updates, such as a customer, and complex graph updates, such as an order and its details. By the end of this chapter, you’ll be able to manage updates through Entity Framework.

 

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In this chapter, we won’t be discussing topics ...