Class ValueConverterSelector

Namespace

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion

Assembly

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll

A registry of ValueConverter instances that can be used to find the preferred converter to use to convert to and from a given model type to a type that the database provider supports.

public class ValueConverterSelector : IValueConverterSelector

Inheritance

object

ValueConverterSelector

Implements

IValueConverterSelector

Inherited Members

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

Remarks

The service lifetime is Singleton. This means a single instance is used by many DbContext instances. The implementation must be thread-safe. This service cannot depend on services registered as Scoped.

See EF Core value converters for more information and examples.

Constructors

ValueConverterSelector(ValueConverterSelectorDependencies)

Initializes a new instance of the ValueConverterSelector class.

public ValueConverterSelector(ValueConverterSelectorDependencies dependencies)

Parameters

dependencies ValueConverterSelectorDependencies

Parameter object containing dependencies for this service.

Properties

Dependencies

Dependencies for this service.

protected virtual ValueConverterSelectorDependencies Dependencies { get; }

Property Value

ValueConverterSelectorDependencies

Methods

Select(Type, Type?)

Returns the list of ValueConverter instances that can be used to convert the given model type. Converters nearer the front of the list should be used in preference to converters nearer the end.

public virtual IEnumerable<ValueConverterInfo> Select(Type modelClrType, Type? providerClrType = null)

Parameters

modelClrType Type

The type for which a converter is needed.

providerClrType Type

The database provider type to target, or null for any.

Returns

IEnumerable<ValueConverterInfo>

The converters available.