Murach's ADO.NET 3.5, LINQ,
and the Entity Framework with VB 2008
How to create an Entity Data Model
The Entity Framework, new in ADO.NET 3.5, provides another
way to work with data in database applications. To use it,
you create an Entity Data Model that defines a conceptual
model for the business objects used by an application, a storage
model for the objects in a database, and mappings that relate
the two. This chapter shows you how to do that.
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How the Entity Framework works |
552 |
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Three techniques for performing
query operations |
552 |
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How to start the wizard |
554 |
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How to choose the model contents |
554 |
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How to choose a data connection |
554 |
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How to choose the database objects |
556 |
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The Entity Data Model |
558 |
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The generated code |
560 |
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Basic skills for using the designer |
566 |
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How to use the Model Browser window |
568 |
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How to use the Mapping Details
window |
570 |
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How to add a stored procedure
that retrieves data |
572 |
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How to add stored procedures that
insert, update, and delete data |
574 |
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How to update an Entity Data Model |
576 |
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How to use partial classes |
578 |
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How to modify the XML |
580 |
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