May 2011
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
19h 11m
English
In the previous chapter, you saw that you can embed native SQL commands into the storage model of the EDM to simulate stored procedures. The same idea can be applied to create custom views that aren’t on the database. Creating such views can allow you to write simpler queries, easing the development process.
Another thing that eases querying is the use of database and model functions. These are pieces of code that can be reused across different queries, avoiding repetitive code. In Entity Framework 1.0, these functions could be used only via Entity SQL, but now they’re available in ...