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Passing Context object between Repository, Generic repository & unit of work

I am working on an asp.net mvc web application & entity framework 6. i want to have these inside my application:-...Generic repository class....Dedicated repository class for each entity type. Where this dedicated repository will be derived from the gener...

automapper unflatten excludes value from parent object

I've a situation where entity framework core (2.0) is performing additional work to a parent table when I update a row in a child table. I've pin-pointed the cause to a value not being set in the unflattened object tree produced by AutoMapper (I'm not say...

Which lifetime-manager do I register my DbContext into Unity container when writing a WPF application?

I am writing a new C# application on the top of ...Prism 6.3... framework using the well-known MVVM design pattern. I am using Unity IoC container to help me manage my dependencies....I am using ...Entity Framework Core... to interact with the database. H...

Storing DbSet in constructor instead of calling DbContext.Set<TU> for every use

In a repository pattern I've been following for a while (...example...), I've always had Add, Delete, etc. methods which use a "new" DbSet (e.g., ...DbContext.Set<T>.Update(entity).... In testing, this seems to, thankfully, always return the same DbSet ob...

What is better way to update data in EF Core

What is the best way to update data in EF core in asp.net core application? I can do it like this...public class Repository<T> : IRepository<T> where T : BaseEntity { private DbContext context; private DbSet<T> entities; public Repository(DbCo...

Entity Framework Core, Unit of Work and Repository Pattern

Having read numerous articles stating that putting a UOW and Repository pattern on top of an EF Core db context is not recommended, I am almost on board and am about to implement Services that gets IDBContext injected, in a new project of mine....I say al...