Ricardo Peres 10/24/2025

Table Inheritance with EF Core

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This technical article details the three table inheritance patterns supported by Entity Framework Core 7: Table Per Hierarchy (TPH), Table Per Type (TPT), and Table Per Concrete Type (TPC). It explains the pros and cons of each approach for persisting a class inheritance structure (e.g., Animal, Pet, Dog, Cat) to a relational database, helping developers choose the right mapping strategy based on normalization, query performance, and design needs.

Table Inheritance with EF Core

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