In Entity Framework Code First approach, how do you set a default value for a property in the POCO's EntityConfiguration class?
public class Person
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public DateTime CreatedOn { get; set; }
}
public class PersonConfiguration : EntityConfiguration<Person>
{
public PersonConfiguration()
{
Property(p => p.Id).IsIdentity();
Property(p => p.Name).HasMaxLength(100);
//set default value for CreatedOn ?
}
}
With the release of Entity Framework 4.3 you can do this through Migrations.
EF 4.3 Code First Migrations Walkthrough
So using your example it would be something like:
public partial class AddPersonClass : DbMigration
{
public override void Up()
{
CreateTable(
"People",
c => new
{
Id = c.Int(nullable: false, identity: true),
Name = c.String(maxLength: 100),
CreatedOn = c.DateTime(nullable: false, defaultValue: DateTime.UtcNow)
})
.PrimaryKey(t => t.Id);
}
public overide void Down()
{
// Commands for when Migration is brought down
}
}