How can set a default value constraint with Entity Framework 6 Code First?

.net, c#, ef-code-first, entity-framework, entity-framework-6

Solution

Now the answer is Yes:

AddColumn("[table name]", 
          "[column name]", 
          c => c.Boolean(nullable: false, defaultValue: false));

Problem

In a legacy app, most string properties can't be null and need to have a default value of string.empty. I know it's possible to do this with migrations, but I'm looking for a way to do this using the fluent configuration interface: ``` protected override void OnModelCreating(DbModelBuilder modelBuilder) { modelBuilder.Properties<string>().Configure(c => { c.HasMaxLength(255); if (!c.ClrPropertyInfo.IsDefined(typeof (NullableAttribute), false)) { c.IsRequired(); // I want to set a default value (string.empty) here. } } ``` Is there any way to do this or I'm doomed to initialize all strings in the entity constructors?

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