Entity Framework

Entity Framework

1. Object Relational Mapping (ORM)

   • Map relational database schema to objects.

2. Data Types

   • Data types will not necessarily map directly onto those used within our OOP language.
   • ORM will enable mappings between the data types (with constraints) used in the OOP

3. Benefits

   • Model business aspects
   • Developers focus on business requirements.
   • RDMS implementation
   • Efficiency, performance, stability
   • Concurrency control

4. DAL

   • Context Object to access the associated entities in the object model