Entity Framework Core Cookbook - Second Edition

Chapter 2. Mapping Entities

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Mapping non-public members
• Mapping interfaces
• Shadow properties
• Creating one-to-one maps
• Creating one-to-many maps
• Creating many-to-many maps
• Creating custom conventions
• Using sequence key generators
• Using GUIDs as keys
• Implementing inheritance–Table per class Hierarchy

Introduction

Object-relational mappers such as Entity Framework rely on mappings to translate Object-oriented concepts—classes, properties, references, inheritance – to the database world – composed of tables and columns – and vice versa. For example, a table normally translates to a .NET class, and its columns translate to the class properties.

Mapping entities and their properties is something that Entity Framework ...