Adding CreatedDate to an entity using Entity Framework 5 Code First

Question

I am trying to add a CreatedDate property to entities in my Model and am using EF5 Code First. I want this date to not be changed once set, I want it to be a UT

Answer 1

Override the SaveChanges-Method in your context:

public override int SaveChanges()
{
  DateTime saveTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
  foreach (var entry in this.ChangeTracker.Entries().Where(e => e.State == (EntityState) System.Data.EntityState.Added))
   {
     if (entry.Property("CreatedDate").CurrentValue == null)
       entry.Property("CreatedDate").CurrentValue = saveTime;
    }
    return base.SaveChanges();

}

Updated because of comments: only freshly added Entities will have their Date set.