How can I install and use Entity Framework Core in Visual Studio Code?
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Question
I have already created the initial asp.net mvc web application template in visual studio code. And I can run the application in a browser at localhost:5000/ I can also see the views, controllers, viewmodels like the previous asp.net mvc core.
Now, how can I install and use entity framework core using visual studio code?
Thanks.
Accepted Answer
VS Code is just an editor. It doesn't install EF (or any packages). You can install EF by editing your csproj file to contain this set of lines.
<ItemGroup>
<PackageGroup Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="1.1.0" />
</ItemGroup>
VS Code may give you a prompt to "restore" pacakges. If not, call dotnet restore on command line.
Alternatively, on command line you can execute:
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
See the "Getting Started" guide at http://docs.efproject.net/ for more details on EF. To use EF, you need to write code. A full example is beyond the scope of a good StackOverflow answer and is subject to change as EF Core continually updates.
Popular Answer
To be able to use entity framework in visual code you can use yeoman on the terminal:
>npm install -g yo
>npm install -g generator-efrepo
>yo efrepo
Then follow the instructions