Entity Framework Extensions Ignore OnSynchronizeInsert Expression

Description

The IgnoreOnSynchronizeInsertExpression allows you to ignore some columns when the BulkSynchronize method executes the insert statement and these columns will only be used in update statement.

The following example ignores the ModifiedDate property in insertion and will be considered when updating the records.

using (var context = new EntityContext())
{
    var customers = context.Customers.Take(2).ToList();
    customers.ForEach(x => 
    { 
        x.Name += "_Updated"; 
        x.Description += "_Updated"; 
        x.ModifiedDate = DateTime.Now; 
        x.IsActive = false; 
    });
	
    customers.Add(new Customer() 
    { 
        Name = "Alexander", 
        Description = "Description of Alexander", 
        CreatedDate = DateTime.Now, 
        ModifiedDate = DateTime.Now, 
        IsActive = true 
    });

    context.BulkSynchronize(customers, options => 
    {
        options.IgnoreOnSynchronizeInsertExpression = customer => new 
        {
            customer.CustomerID,  
            customer.ModifiedDate
        };
    });					  
}

Try it: EF Core | EF6

  • It updates all the columns of existing records.
  • It will insert data of new records in all the columns except for the ModifiedDate column because ModifiedDate property is specified in IgnoreOnSynchronizeInsertExpression.
  • It will also delete non-matching rows that exist in the database.
Last updated: 2023-03-01
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