Class OwnershipBuilder

Namespace

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders

Assembly

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll

Provides a simple API for configuring an ownership.

public class OwnershipBuilder : RelationshipBuilderBase, IInfrastructure<IConventionForeignKeyBuilder>

Inheritance

object

RelationshipBuilderBase

OwnershipBuilder

Implements

IInfrastructure<IConventionForeignKeyBuilder>

Derived

OwnershipBuilder<TEntity, TDependentEntity>

Inherited Members

RelationshipBuilderBase.PrincipalEntityType

RelationshipBuilderBase.DependentEntityType

RelationshipBuilderBase.Builder

RelationshipBuilderBase.Metadata

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

Extension Methods

AccessorExtensions.GetInfrastructure<T>(IInfrastructure<T>)

Remarks

See Modeling entity types and relationships for more information and examples.

Constructors

OwnershipBuilder(IMutableEntityType, IMutableEntityType, IMutableForeignKey)

This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.

[EntityFrameworkInternal]
public OwnershipBuilder(IMutableEntityType principalEntityType, IMutableEntityType dependentEntityType, IMutableForeignKey foreignKey)

Parameters

principalEntityType IMutableEntityType

dependentEntityType IMutableEntityType

foreignKey IMutableForeignKey

OwnershipBuilder(InternalForeignKeyBuilder, OwnershipBuilder, bool, bool, bool)

This is an internal API that supports the Entity Framework Core infrastructure and not subject to the same compatibility standards as public APIs. It may be changed or removed without notice in any release. You should only use it directly in your code with extreme caution and knowing that doing so can result in application failures when updating to a new Entity Framework Core release.

[EntityFrameworkInternal]
protected OwnershipBuilder(InternalForeignKeyBuilder builder, OwnershipBuilder oldBuilder, bool foreignKeySet = false, bool principalKeySet = false, bool requiredSet = false)

Parameters

builder InternalForeignKeyBuilder

oldBuilder OwnershipBuilder

foreignKeySet bool

principalKeySet bool

requiredSet bool

Methods

HasAnnotation(string, object?)

Adds or updates an annotation on the foreign key. If an annotation with the key specified in annotation already exists its value will be updated.

public virtual OwnershipBuilder HasAnnotation(string annotation, object? value)

Parameters

annotation string

The key of the annotation to be added or updated.

value object

The value to be stored in the annotation.

Returns

OwnershipBuilder

The same builder instance so that multiple configuration calls can be chained.

HasForeignKey(params string[])

Configures the property(s) to use as the foreign key for this relationship.

public virtual OwnershipBuilder HasForeignKey(params string[] foreignKeyPropertyNames)

Parameters

foreignKeyPropertyNames string[]

The name(s) of the foreign key property(s).

Returns

OwnershipBuilder

The same builder instance so that multiple configuration calls can be chained.

Remarks

If the specified property name(s) do not exist on the entity type then a new shadow state property(s) will be added to serve as the foreign key. A shadow state property is one that does not have a corresponding property in the entity class. The current value for the property is stored in the ChangeTracker rather than being stored in instances of the entity class.

If HasPrincipalKey(params string[]) is not specified, then an attempt will be made to match the data type and order of foreign key properties against the primary key of the principal entity type. If they do not match, new shadow state properties that form a unique index will be added to the principal entity type to serve as the reference key.

HasPrincipalKey(params string[])

Configures the unique property(s) that this relationship targets. Typically you would only call this method if you want to use a property(s) other than the primary key as the principal property(s). If the specified property(s) is not already a unique constraint (or the primary key) then a new unique constraint will be introduced.

public virtual OwnershipBuilder HasPrincipalKey(params string[] keyPropertyNames)

Parameters

keyPropertyNames string[]

The name(s) of the reference key property(s).

Returns

OwnershipBuilder

The same builder instance so that multiple configuration calls can be chained.