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::: moniker range=">= aspnetcore-3.0"

Create a Data folder.

Add the following MvcMovieContext class to the Data folder:

[!code-csharp]

The preceding code creates a DbSet property for the entity set. In Entity Framework terminology, an entity set typically corresponds to a database table, and an entity corresponds to a row in the table.

Add a database connection string

Add a connection string to the appsettings.json file:

[!code-json]

Add NuGet packages and EF tools

[!INCLUDE]

Register the database context

Add the following using statements at the top of Startup.cs:

using MvcMovie.Data;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;

Register the database context with the dependency injection container in Startup.ConfigureServices.

[!code-csharp]

Build the project as a check for compiler errors.

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::: moniker range="< aspnetcore-3.0"

Add the following MvcMovieContext class to the Models folder:

[!code-csharp]

The preceding code creates a DbSet property for the entity set. In Entity Framework terminology, an entity set typically corresponds to a database table, and an entity corresponds to a row in the table.

Add a database connection string

Add a connection string to the appsettings.json file:

[!code-json]

Add required NuGet packages

Run the following .NET Core CLI command to add SQLite and CodeGeneration.Design to the project:

dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SQLite
dotnet add package Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design

The Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design package is required for scaffolding.

Register the database context

Add the following using statements at the top of Startup.cs:

using MvcMovie.Models;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;

Register the database context with the dependency injection container in Startup.ConfigureServices.

[!code-csharp]

Build the project as a check for errors. ::: moniker-end