PropertyBuilder<TProperty>.HasValueGeneratorFactory Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders

Assembly:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll

Package:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v8.0.0

Overloads

HasValueGeneratorFactory(Type)	Configures the ValueGeneratorFactory for creating a ValueGenerator to use to generate values for this property.
HasValueGeneratorFactory<TFactory>()	Configures the ValueGeneratorFactory for creating a ValueGenerator to use to generate values for this property.

HasValueGeneratorFactory(Type)

Configures the ValueGeneratorFactory for creating a ValueGenerator to use to generate values for this property.

public virtual Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.PropertyBuilder<TProperty> HasValueGeneratorFactory (Type? valueGeneratorFactoryType);

override this.HasValueGeneratorFactory : Type -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.PropertyBuilder<'Property>

Public Overridable Function HasValueGeneratorFactory (valueGeneratorFactoryType As Type) As PropertyBuilder(Of TProperty)

Parameters

valueGeneratorFactoryType

Type

A type that inherits from ValueGeneratorFactory.

Returns

PropertyBuilder<TProperty>

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

Remarks

Values are generated when the entity is added to the context using, for example, Add<TEntity>(TEntity). Values are generated only when the property is assigned the CLR default value (null for string, 0 for int, Guid.Empty for Guid, etc.).

A single instance of this type will be created and used to generate values for this property in all instances of the entity type. The type must be instantiable and have a parameterless constructor.

This method is intended for use with custom value generation. Value generation for common cases is usually handled automatically by the database provider.

Setting null does not disable value generation for this property, it just clears any generator explicitly configured for this property. The database provider may still have a value generator for the property type.

HasValueGeneratorFactory<TFactory>()

Configures the ValueGeneratorFactory for creating a ValueGenerator to use to generate values for this property.

public virtual Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.PropertyBuilder<TProperty> HasValueGeneratorFactory<TFactory> () where TFactory : Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ValueGeneration.ValueGeneratorFactory;

override this.HasValueGeneratorFactory : unit -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders.PropertyBuilder<'Property> (requires 'Factory :> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ValueGeneration.ValueGeneratorFactory)

Public Overridable Function HasValueGeneratorFactory(Of TFactory As ValueGeneratorFactory) () As PropertyBuilder(Of TProperty)

Type Parameters

TFactory

A type that inherits from ValueGeneratorFactory.

Returns

PropertyBuilder<TProperty>

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

Remarks

Values are generated when the entity is added to the context using, for example, Add<TEntity>(TEntity). Values are generated only when the property is assigned the CLR default value (null for string, 0 for int, Guid.Empty for Guid, etc.).

A single instance of this type will be created and used to generate values for this property in all instances of the entity type. The type must be instantiable and have a parameterless constructor.

This method is intended for use with custom value generation. Value generation for common cases is usually handled automatically by the database provider.

Setting null does not disable value generation for this property, it just clears any generator explicitly configured for this property. The database provider may still have a value generator for the property type.