I know that entity framework has a database first approach. Now the question is whether it can generate the DAL (data access layer) code (not the models) for me.
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I know that entity framework has a database first approach. Now the question is whether it can generate the DAL (data access layer) code (not the models) for me.
I’m not sure what you mean specifically by “DAL code”, as that’s a rather ambiguous term. I would consider your Entity types part of the DAL.
When you use a model-first or database-first approach, the Entity Framework tools can auto-generate a context class from your model .edmx, which will inherit from
ObjectContext. It’s easy to customize the generated context class with T4 templates by finding one online that already generates from a .edmx, and modifying to your liking.Code-first development uses the
DbContext, which is not typically auto-generated. Please see this post on Scott Gu’s blog for more details on this.