Entity Framework Data Annotations equivalent of .WillCascadeOnDelete(false);
data-annotations, entity-framework-4.3, entity-framework-migrations
Solution
No there is no such equivalent. You must use fluent API to remove cascade delete selectively or you must remove `OneToManyCascadeDelete` convention to remove it globally.
Problem
I'm currently using EF Code First 4.3 with migrations enabled, but automatic migrations disabled. My question is simple, is there a data annotations equivalent of the model configuration .WillCascadeOnDelete(false) I would like to decorate my class so that the foreign key relationships do NOT trigger a cascading delete. Code sample: ``` public class Container { public int ContainerID { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } public virtual ICollection<Output> Outputs { get; set; } } public class Output { public int ContainerID { get; set; } public virtual Container Container { get; set; } public int OutputTypeID { get; set; } public virtual OutputType OutputType { get; set; } public int Quantity { get; set; } } public class OutputType { public int OutputTypeID { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } } ``` I Would like to do something like this: ``` public class Output { [CascadeOnDelete(false)] public int ContainerID { get; set; } public virtual Container Container { get; set; } [CascadeOnDelete(false)] public int OutputTypeID { get; set; } public virtual OutputType OutputType { get; set; } public int Quantity { get; set; } } ``` This way i would be able to scaffold the migration correctly. which scaffolds the foreign key relationships to be cascade deleted at the moment. Any ideas, other than using Model Configuration?