Select Data Using Entity Framework in WPF

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Select Data Using Entity Framework in WPF

Introduction

This article shows how to select data using Entity Framework in WPF applications.

Create a WPF application as in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Create WPF application

Add Entity Framework to the project as in Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Figure 2: Add Entity Framework

Figure 3: Entity Data Model wizard

Figure 4: Choose connection

Figure 5: Choose Entity Framework version

Figure 6: Choose database object

Figure 7: Model designer

MainWindow.xaml

<Window x:Class="SelectData_WPF_EFApp.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow"
Width="735.448"
Height="350"
Loaded="Window_Loaded">
<DataGrid x:Name="dgEmployee"
Width="221"
Margin="242,47,0,0"
HorizontalAlignment="Left"
VerticalAlignment="Top"
AutoGenerateColumns="False"
CanUserAddRows="False"
ColumnWidth="*">
<DataGrid.Columns>
<DataGridTextColumn x:Name="dgrEmpId"
Binding="{Binding EmpId}"
Header="EmpId"
IsReadOnly="True" />
<DataGridTextColumn x:Name="dgrFirstName"
Binding="{Binding FirstName}"
Header="FirstName"
IsReadOnly="True" />
<DataGridTextColumn x:Name="dgrLastName"
Binding="{Binding LastName}"
Header="LastName"
IsReadOnly="True" />
</DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>
</Window>

MainWindow.xaml.cs

The output of the application is as in Figure 8.

Figure 8: Output of the application

Summary

In this article we saw how to select data using Entity Framework in WPF applications.