Entity Framework class property has the following properties.
Code Generation
Attributes
Attributes of the object.
Documentation
LongDescription
Detailed description of the property.
Summary
Brief description of the property.
Getter
Specifies access modifier for the getter method. Can accept the following values: Public, ProtectedInternal, Internal, Protected, Private.
Inheritance Modifier
Property inheritance modifier. The Inheritance Modifier property can take the None, New, NewVirtual, Override, Virtual, or SealedOverride value.
None
The default value. No inheritance modification is performed.
New
Specifies that the derived base class property with this name is explicitly hidden.
NewVirtual
Specifies that the derived base class property with this signature is explicitly hidden, and this property of this class can be overridden in the derived class.
Override
Specifies that the property overrides the one derived from the base class.
Virtual
Specifies that the property can be overridden in the derived class.
SealedOverride
Specifies that overriding the virtual method is forbidden for the subclass.
Setter
Specifies access modifier for the setter method. Can accept the following values: Public, ProtectedInternal, Internal, Protected, Private.
Database Script Generation
Store Generated Pattern
Determines if the column needs a value during insert and update operations, or it is autogenerated. Can accept the following values:
None
It is not a server generated property. This is the default value.
Identity
A value is generated on insert and remains unchanged on update.
Computed
A value is generated on both insert and update.
Facets
Fixed Length
Indicates that the column stores fixed-length textual or binary data. Can accept the following values: True or False.
Max Length
Displays max length for the string and binary columns.
Precision
Displays the maximal number of digits used by the column data type. Applicable to the numeric fields.
Scale
Displays the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in a number used by the column data type. Applicable to the numeric fields.
Unicode
Specifies that the column stores data in Unicode format. Can accept the following values: True or False.
General
Concurrency Mode
Controls concurrency check for the property. Can accept the following values:
None
Disables concurrency check for the property.
Fixed
Enables concurrency check for the property. The auto-generated SQL statement compares the original value that was queried from the database to the current value in the data store. If there are any conflicts, an exception is thrown.
Default Value
The default value of the property.
Entity Key
Indicates whether the column is a part of an entity key. Can accept the following values: True or False.
Name
Property name.
Nullable
Determines whether this property is nullable. Can accept the following values: True or False.
Type
Property type. Can accept the following values: Binary, Boolean, Byte, DateTime, DateTimeOffset, Decimal, Double, Guid, Int16, Int32, Int64, SByte, Single, String, Time.
Validation
Validate Expression
Validates that the property conforms to the specified regular expression.
Validate Format
Validates that the property conforms to the selected format.
Validate Max Length
Validates the string property maximum length.
Validate Max Value
Validates the property maximum value.
Validate Min Length
Validates the string property minimum length.
Validate Min Value
Validates the property minimum value.
Validate Required
Specifies whether a property value is required. Can accept the following values: True or False.
