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Using EF “Code First” with an Existing Database

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by Scott Guthrie
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Article Contents:

Introduction
Using EF Code-First with an Existing Database
Step 1: Create a new ASP.NET Web Application Project
Step 2: Reference the EF Code First Assembly
Step 3: Northwind Database
Step 4: Create our Model Layer
POCO Model Classes
Nullable Columns
Association Properties and Lazy Loading
Step 5: Configuring our Database Connection String
Step 6: Using our Model Classes
Download Sample
Additional Code Examples
Summary
Resources

Step 4: Create our Model Layer

Now we’ll write our model classes and use EF “code first” to map them to our Northwind database. Below is all of the code we need to write to enable this – no other code is required:

Below are some details about what all this code does and how it works:

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