DbContextOptionsBuilder.UseModel(IModel) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore

Assembly:: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.dll

Package:: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v1.0.6

Package:: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v1.1.6

Package:: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v2.0.3

Package:: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v2.1.11

Package:: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore v2.2.6

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

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Sets the model to be used for the context. If the model is set, then OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder) will not be run.

public virtual Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContextOptionsBuilder UseModel (Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IModel model);

abstract member UseModel : Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IModel -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContextOptionsBuilder
override this.UseModel : Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.IModel -> Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContextOptionsBuilder

Public Overridable Function UseModel (model As IModel) As DbContextOptionsBuilder

Parameters

model: IModel

The model to be used.

Returns

DbContextOptionsBuilder

The same builder instance so that multiple calls can be chained.

Remarks

If setting an externally created model FinalizeModel() should be called first.

See Using DbContextOptions and Model Building for more information and examples.

Applies to