Entity Framework 6 - Knowledge Base (KB)

Why is there need for an explicit Dispose() method in asp.net MVC Controllers? Can anyone explain its intricacies? (asp.net specific)

I know C# can manage resource pretty well with its garbage collector. But since it has that, what exactly is this for and why is it needed? ...Can anyone explain why ....Dispose()... is needed in asp.net mvc?...Also, what does it mean to Dispose a connect...

Questions about Entity Framework Context Lifetime

I have some questions about the desired lifetime of an Entity Framework context in an ASP.NET MVC application. Isn't it best to keep the context alive for the shortest time possible?...Consider the following controller action:...public ActionResult Index(...

No need to dispose DataContext/ObjectContext in EF?

Albahari writes in "c# 4.0 in a nutshell":...> Although DataContext/ObjectContext implement IDisposable, you can (in general) get away without disposing instances. Disposing forces the context’s connection to dispose—but this is usually unnecess...

DbContext disposing?

DbContext...public class HaberPortalDB : DbContext { public DbSet<Haberler> Haberler { get; set; } public DbSet<Kategoriler> Kategoriler { get; set; } public DbSet<Yazarlar> Yazarlar { get; set; } } public class Haberler { public virtual ...

Entity Framework and context dispose

When should one call ...DbContext.dispose()... with entity framework?...Is this imaginary method bad?...public static string GetName(string userId) { var context = new DomainDbContext(); var userName = context.UserNameItems.FirstOrDefault(x => x.U...