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CascadeTiming Enum

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ChangeTracking
Assembly:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v3.0.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v3.1.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v5.0.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v6.0.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v7.0.0
Package:
Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v8.0.0

Defines different strategies for when cascading actions will be performed. See CascadeDeleteTiming and DeleteOrphansTiming.

public enum CascadeTiming
type CascadeTiming = 
Public Enum CascadeTiming
Inheritance
Enum
CascadeTiming

Fields

Name Value Description
Immediate 0

Cascading actions are made to dependent/child entities as soon as the principal/parent entity changes.
OnSaveChanges 1

Cascading actions are made to dependent/child entities as part of SaveChanges().
Never 2

Cascading actions are never made automatically to dependent/child entities, but must instead be triggered by an explicit call.

Remarks

See EF Core cascade deletes and deleting orphans for more information and examples.

Applies to