Deep Dive into the ADO.NET Entity Framework

Deep Dive into the ADO.NET Entity Framework

AgendaAgenda

Entity Data ModelAdvanced Mapping

Advanced queryingEntity SQLObject Services

ADO.NET Metadata

Advanced MappingAdvanced Mapping

Complex TypesTable-Per-Hierarchy (TPH)Table-Per-Type (TPT)Query ViewsDefining Queries

Complex TypesComplex Types

Customer

FirstName

LastName

AddressAddress

AddressLine1

AddressLine2

City

State

Zip

Customer

AddressLine1

AddressLine2

City

State

Zip

FirstName

LastName

Table Per HierarchyTable Per Hierarchy

Person

FirstName

LastName

Customer

AddressLine1

Customer

AddressLine1

AddressLine2

City

State

Zip

FirstName

LastName

AddressLine2City

State

Zip

CustomerType

Discriminator

Table Per TypeTable Per Type

Person

FirstName

LastName

Customer

AddressLine1

Person

FirstNameLastName

AddressLine2City StateZip

AddressLine1AddressLine2

City StateZip

CustomerPersonID

PersonID

Query ViewsQuery Views

Customer

Address

City

FirstName

LastName

Entity SQL

Defining QueriesDefining Queries

Customer

Address

City

FirstName

LastName

T-SQL

DemoDemoAdvanced Mapping

Entity SQLEntity SQL

FunctionsCanonicalStore-specific

PagingTOPSKIP/LIMIT

Grouping

Canonical FunctionsCanonical Functions

AggregateBitwiseDate/TimeMathString

DemoDemoEntity SQL

Object ServicesObject Services

TransactionsOptimistic ConcurrencyCompiled Queries

DemoDemoLINQ To Entities

ADO.NET MetadataADO.NET Metadata

Exposes metadataExposed from

ObjectContextEdmConnectionEdmDataReader

Metadata Workspace

O-Space

OC-Space

C-Space

CS-Space

S-Space

DemoDemoADO.NET Metadata

SummarySummary

Entity Data ModelAdvanced Mapping

Advanced queryingEntity SQLObject Services

ADO.NET Metadata