Invalid Object Name error when creating database with EF Code First

Question

Hello i am developing a database using EF Core Code First.I keep getting this error when generating the database :

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbUpdateException: 'An error occurred while updating the entries. See the inner exception for details.'

InnerException {"Invalid object name 'Parents'."} System.Exception {Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlException}

From what i have read it seems i can not create the database because the tables are somehow pluralized. I have searched for solutions including this SO thread and tried the solutions to no avail. The one that i have not tried is the RemovePluralization method because I do not have this Conventions field in my ModelBuilder and i can not find the package containing it.

Context and Models

          public class Parent {
            public int ID { get; set; }
            public string Name { get; set; }
            public ICollection<Child> Children { get; set; }
            public Parent() {
                this.Children = new List<Child>();
            }
        }

        public class Child {
            public int ID { get; set; }
            public string Name { get; set; }
            public Parent Parent { get; set; }
            public int ParentId { get; set; }
        }
        public class MyContext : DbContext {
            public virtual DbSet<Parent> Parents { get; set; }
            public virtual DbSet<Child> Children { get; set; }
            protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder) {
                base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
                modelBuilder.Entity<Child>()
                    .HasKey(x => x.ID);
                modelBuilder.Entity<Parent>()
                    .HasKey(x => x.ID);
                modelBuilder.Entity<Parent>()
                    .HasMany(x => x.Children)
                    .WithOne(k=>k.Parent)
                    .HasForeignKey(t => t.ParentId);

            }
            public MyContext(DbContextOptions options):base(options) {

            this.Database.EnsureCreated();
            this.Database.Migrate(); //i have tried this too 
            }
      }

Usage

var optionsBuilder = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<MyContext>();
optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer(connectionString);
MyContext context = new MyContext(optionsBuilder.Options);
Parent parent = new Parent() { Name = "Parentino" };
context.Parents.Add(parent);
await context.SaveChangesAsync(); //crashes with before mentioned error

I have also tried to set the table names in my OnModelCreating overload this:

modelBuilder.Entity<Parent>().ToTable("parent");

or directly with [Table("name")] attribute over my Model classes to no avail.

Could someone help me out and tell me why i can't generate the database ?

The exception is not related to not being able to create the database. It indicates that there is a database but an insert/update statement can't find a table named "Parents". So what's the main problem? — Gert Arnold, Dec 18 '19 at 14:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '19 at 23:47

Works fine for me

program.sc

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ConsoleApp1
{
    class Program
    {
        static async Task Main(string[] args)
        {
            string connectionString = "Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Initial Catalog=test;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;Encrypt=False;TrustServerCertificate=True;ApplicationIntent=ReadWrite;MultiSubnetFailover=False";
            var optionsBuilder = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<MyContext>();
            optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer(connectionString);
            MyContext context = new MyContext(optionsBuilder.Options);
            Parent parent = new Parent() { Name = "Parentino" };
            context.Parents.Add(parent);
            await context.SaveChangesAsync(); //crashes with before mentioned error        }
        }
    }

    public class Parent
    {
        public int ID { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public ICollection<Child> Children { get; set; }
        public Parent()
        {
            this.Children = new List<Child>();
        }
    }

    public class Child
    {
        public int ID { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public Parent Parent { get; set; }
        public int ParentId { get; set; }
    }
    public class MyContext : DbContext
    {
        public virtual DbSet<Parent> Parents { get; set; }
        public virtual DbSet<Child> Children { get; set; }
        protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
            base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
            modelBuilder.Entity<Child>()
                .HasKey(x => x.ID);
            modelBuilder.Entity<Parent>()
                .HasKey(x => x.ID);
            modelBuilder.Entity<Parent>()
                .HasMany(x => x.Children)
                .WithOne(k => k.Parent)
                .HasForeignKey(t => t.ParentId);

        }
        public MyContext(DbContextOptions options) : base(options)
        {

            this.Database.EnsureCreated();
            this.Database.Migrate(); //i have tried this too 
        }
    }
}

ConsoleApp1.csproj


  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="3.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="3.1.0">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

Invalid Object Name error when creating database with EF Code First

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