8. Add a Model

Create a Model File

Step 1: Add a file named Movie.cs to the Models folder.

Update the Models/Movie.cs file with the following code:

Movie.cs

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace MvcMovie.Models
{
    public class Movie
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string? Title { get; set; }

        [DataType(DataType.Date)]
        public DateTime ReleaseDate { get; set; }
        public string? Genre { get; set; }
        public decimal Price { get; set; }
    }
}

The Movie class contains an Id field, which is required by the database for the primary key.

The DataType attribute on ReleaseDate specifies the type of the data (Date). With this attribute:

• The user isn't required to enter time information in the date field.

• Only the date is displayed, not time information.

Install Model Design Softwares

Step 2:

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-aspnet-codegenerator

Step 3:

dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef

Step 4:

dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design

Step 5:

dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SQLite

Step 6:

dotnet add package Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design

Step 7:

dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer