These features either depend on EF6's underlying Entity Data Model (EDM) and/or are complex features with relatively low return on investment.
Loading related data: Eager loading for derived typesġ Some EF6 features will not be implemented in EF Core. Inheritance: Table per concrete class (TPC) The EF Core column indicates the product version in which the feature first appeared. This is a high-level comparison and doesn't list every feature or explain differences between the same feature in different EF versions. The following tables compare the features available in EF Core and EF6. However, not all EF6 features are currently implemented in EF Core. Feature comparisonĮF Core offers new features that won't be implemented in EF6. EF6 is a stable, supported product, but is no longer being actively developed. EF6Įntity Framework 6 ( EF6) is an object-relational mapper designed for. It supports LINQ queries, change tracking, updates, and schema migrations.ĮF Core works with SQL Server/Azure SQL Database, SQLite, Azure Cosmos DB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and many more databases through a database provider plugin model. Entity Framework Core ( EF Core) is a modern object-database mapper for.
