Creating the Data Model

There are two approaches to creating the context and entity classes for your application. Using the Code-First Approach approach, you can fine-tune your model by writing the classes manually. Alternatively, you can use Reverse Engineering (Scaffolding) to generate these classes automatically from your Informix schema.

Perform LINQ Commands in Your Code

After EF Core is set up and the Informix provider is registered, you can begin querying your data with LINQ:

using System.Linq;
using MySolutionName.Models;

InformixContext ents = new InformixContext();
var BooksQuery = from Books in ents.Books
                   orderby Books.Author
                   select Books;