How to set default value for POCO's in EF CF?

Question

In Entity Framework Code First approach, how do you set a default value for a property in the POCO\'s EntityConfiguration class?

public class Person
{
    pu         


        

Answer 1

In the case where you want SQL Server to provide a default date the way you would accomplish this is, the important part is defaultValueSql: "GETDATE()" which will set the sql server default, not just evaluate to the time the script was run (i.e. DateTime.UtcNow)

   public partial class AddPersonClass : DbMigration
    {
    public override void Up()
    {
        CreateTable(
            "People",
            c => new
                {
                    Id = c.Int(nullable: false, identity: true),
                    Name = c.String(maxLength: 100),
                    CreatedOn = c.DateTime(nullable: false, defaultValueSql: "GETDATE()")
                })
            .PrimaryKey(t => t.Id);
    }

    public overide void Down()
    {
        // Commands for when Migration is brought down
    }
}