IT:AD:EF/CodeFirst:HowTo:Define Models/Relationships/Examples/1-n [Notes]

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# IT:AD:EF/CodeFirst:HowTo:Define Models/Relationships/Examples/1-n #



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Invoice *-> LineItems : contains
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## Process ##





<sxh csharp>
//1-n
modelBuilder.Entity<Invoice>()
                .HasMany(bcwi => bcwi.LineItems)
                .WithRequired()
                .HasForeignKey(bc => bc.InvoiceFK);
</sxh>


Working with:

<sxh csharp>
    //Requirements to enable the use of change-tracking POCO Proxies:
    //* Class must be public, non-abstract, non-sealed.
    //* Marking (all) scalar properties as virtual makes the class able to be proxied (more efficient)
    //* Public *virtual* get/set for all persisted properties.
    //* Collection based Navigation properties must implement ICollection<T>
    //  Ref: http://bit.ly/KgJPcU
    //* Collections marked virtual are lazy loaded
    public class Invoice
    {
        public virtual int Id { get; private set; }
        ...
        //Marking a *Navigation Collection* as virtual, marks it for Lazy Loading 
        public virtual ICollection<LineItem> LineItems {
           get { return _lineitems??(_lineitems = new Collection<LineItem>()); } 
           private set { _lineitems = value; }
        }
        private ICollection<LineItem> _lineitems;
    }

</sxh>