Chapter 7 Connector/NET for Entity Framework

Entity Framework is the name given to a set of technologies that support the development of data-oriented software applications. MySQL Connector/NET supports Entity Framework 6.0 (EF6 or EF 6.4) and Entity Framework Core (EF Core), which is the most recent framework available to .NET developers who work with MySQL data using .NET objects.

The following table shows the set of Connector/NET versions that support Entity Framework features.

Table 7.1 Connector/NET Versions and Entity Framework Support

Connector/NET Version	EF6 \| EF 6.4	EF Core
8.0	EF 6.4: Full cross-platform support in 8.0.22 and higher. EF6: Full support on Windows only in 8.0.11 and higher.	EF Core 5.0: Partial support with 8.0.23 and higher on platforms that support .NET Standard 2.1 (equivalent to the EF Core 3.1.1 feature set). EF Core 3.1.1: Full support with 8.0.20 and higher. Connector/NET 8.0.20 does not support EF Core 2.1. EF Core 2.1: Full support with 8.0.13 and higher.
6.10 archive version	EF6: Full support on Windows.	EF Core 2.0: Full support with 6.10.8 and higher. Partial support in 6.10.5 to 6.10.7 (No scaffolding).