Entity Framework Core in Action, Second Edition

7 Configuring nonrelational properties

This chapter covers

• Configuring EF Core three ways
• Focusing on nonrelational properties
• Defining the database structure
• Introducing value converters, shadow properties, and backing fields
• Deciding which type of configuration works best in different situations

This chapter introduces configuring EF Core in general but concentrates on configuring the nonrelational properties in an entity class; these properties are known as scalar properties. Chapter 8 covers configuring relational properties, and chapter 10 covers configuring more-advanced features, such as DbFunctions, computed columns, and so on.

This chapter starts with an overview of the configuration process that EF Core runs when the application’s ...