EFDataSource Class
An Entity Framework data source.
Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.EntityFramework
Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v20.2.dll
NuGet Packages: DevExpress.DataAccess, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.DataAccess
Declaration
[ToolboxBitmap(typeof(ResFinder), "Bitmaps256.EFDataSource.bmp")]
[ToolboxSvgImage("DevExpress.DataAccess.Images.EFDataSource.svg,DevExpress.DataAccess.v20.2, Version=20.2.99.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c38a27d2243c2672")]
[XRDesigner("DevExpress.DataAccess.UI.Design.XREFDataSourceDesigner,DevExpress.DataAccess.v20.2.UI, Version=20.2.99.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c38a27d2243c2672", typeof(IDesigner))]
public class EFDataSource :
DataComponentBase,
IListSource,
IListAdapter2,
IListAdapter,
ISupportInitialize,
ITypedList
Related API Members
The following members return EFDataSource objects:
Remarks
EFDataSource supports the following Entity Framework versions:
- Entity Framework 5.0 and higher.
- Entity Framework Core 1.0 and higher.
Note that the Entity Framework context class passed to an EFConnectionParameters.Source should be public.
Note
To connect to different database types using EFDataSource, you need to install a corresponding data provider. For instance, install the System.Data.SQLite.EF6 data provider to connect to an SQLite database using Entity Framework 6.
Implements
Inheritance
Object
MarshalByRefObject
Component
DevExpress.DataAccess.DataComponentBase
EFDataSource
See Also
How to Create the Data Access Library Data Sources at Runtime