Updated EF Core/Option post with link to NuGet package
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| - ef core | ||||
| - entity framework core | ||||
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| **UPDATE:** The code described below is now available as a [NuGet package][ng]. | ||||
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| The 2.1 release of [Entity Framework Core][efcore] brought the ability to do [value conversions][vc]. This is implemented through an abstract class, `ValueConverter`, which you can implement to convert a data type. They also provided [several built-in converters][bic] that you don't have to write, such as storing `enum`s as strings. To use a value converter, you provide a new instance of it and attach it to a property in your model's `OnModelCreating` event. | ||||
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| F# provides an `Option<'T>` type as a way to represent a value that may or may not be present. There are many benefits to defining optional values as `'T option` rather than checking for null; you can [read all about it][opt] if you'd like. | ||||
| @ -77,3 +79,4 @@ _(Credits: Many thanks to Jiří Činčura for the [excellent value conversion b | ||||
| [mu]: https://twitter.com/efmagicunicorns | ||||
| [vcblog]: https://www.tabsoverspaces.com/233708-using-value-converter-for-custom-encryption-of-field-on-entity-framework-core-2-1 | ||||
| [so]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/23146624 | ||||
| [ng]: https://www.nuget.org/packages/FSharp.EFCore.OptionConverter/ | ||||
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