Expressionify Getting Started

Clave.Expressionify is a NuGet library that allows you to use extension methods in Entity Framework Core queries.

Usage

• The first is to mark the public static expression method with the [Expressionify] attribute.
• You will also need to mark the class with the method as partial.
• In your Entity Framework query chain, make sure to call .Expressionify() before using any extension method.
• Use the extension method in the query

Installation

You can easily install it from the Package Manager Console window by running the following command.

PM> Install-Package Clave.Expressionify

Environment Setup

To start using the Clave.Expressionify in your application, you will need to install the Clave.Expressionify NuGet package.

Let's open the Visual Studio and create a new project.

Select the Create a new project option.

Choose C# as language, Windows as a platform, and Console as the project type. In the template pane, select Console Application and click the Next button.

Enter the project name, you can change the location and solution name, but we will leave it and click on the Next button.

On the Additional Information dialog, select the target framework and then click on the Create button.

You can see a new console application project is created. Now to install a Clave.Expressionify, right-click on the project in Solution Explorer, and select Manage NuGet Packages...

Select the Browse tab and search for Clave.Expressionify and install the latest version by pressing the Install button.

Once Clave.Expressionify has been successfully installed. Let's add the database provider that you want to target. We will use SQL Server, and the provider package is Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer. We can easily install that NuGet package by executing the following command in Package Manager Console.

PM> Install-Package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer

You are now ready to start your application.