private static int TestWithTransaction()
{
var affectedRows = 0;
var customerId = "RATTC";
var employeeId = 5;
var invalidEmployeeId = 5000;
using (var dbContext = new NorthwindEntities())
{
using (var transaction = dbContext.Database.BeginTransaction())
{
try
{
// To test with invalid data and see what happens, change employeeId with invalidEmployeeId
// then the transaction will rollback and there will be no added orders
var firstOrder = new Order()
{
CustomerID = customerId,
EmployeeID = employeeId
};
dbContext.Orders.Add(firstOrder);
var secondOrder = new Order()
{
CustomerID = customerId,
EmployeeID = employeeId
};
dbContext.Orders.Add(secondOrder);
affectedRows = dbContext.SaveChanges();
transaction.Commit();
Console.WriteLine("- Finish successfully => Commit transaction");
}
catch (Exception)
{
transaction.Rollback();
Console.WriteLine("- Exception: Finish Unsuccessfully => Rollback transaction");
}
}
}
return affectedRows;
}
/// <summary>
/// Started the transaction explicitly. We have options to commit / roll-back transactions.
/// </summary>
private static int TestOnExplicitlyStartedTransaction()
{
var affectedRows = 0;
var customerId = "VINET";
var employeeId = 5;
var invalidEmployeeId = int.MaxValue;
using (var dbContext = new NorthwindEntities())
{
using (var transaction = dbContext.Database.BeginTransaction())
{
try
{
#region [Add Orders]
// This cause an error
var firstOrder = new Order()
{
CustomerID = customerId,
EmployeeID = invalidEmployeeId // employeeId
};
dbContext.Orders.Add(firstOrder);
var secondOrder = new Order()
{
CustomerID = customerId,
EmployeeID = employeeId
};
secondOrder.Order_Details.Add(new Order_Detail()
{
OrderID = secondOrder.OrderID,
ProductID = 5,
UnitPrice = 12.34m,
Quantity = 100,
Discount = 0.2f
});
dbContext.Orders.Add(secondOrder);
#endregion
affectedRows = dbContext.SaveChanges();
// Finish successfully => Commit transaction
transaction.Commit();
// Test to Rollback() insted of Commit() and you will see that the changes are rolled-back
//transaction.Rollback();
Console.WriteLine("- Finish successfully => Commit transaction");
}
catch (Exception)
{
// Finish Unsuccessfully => Rollback transaction
transaction.Rollback();
Console.WriteLine("- Exception: Finish Unsuccessfully => Rollback transaction");
}
}
}
return affectedRows;
}
/// <summary>
/// Started the transaction implicitly.
/// </summary>
private static int TestOnImplicitlyStartedTransaction()
{
var affectedRows = 0;
var customerId = "RATTC";
var employeeId = 6;
var invalidEmployeeId = int.MaxValue;
using (var dbContext = new NorthwindEntities())
{
try
{
#region [Add Orders]
// This cause an error
var firstOrder = new Order()
{
CustomerID = customerId,
EmployeeID = invalidEmployeeId // employeeId
};
dbContext.Orders.Add(firstOrder);
var secondOrder = new Order()
{
CustomerID = customerId,
EmployeeID = employeeId
};
secondOrder.Order_Details.Add(new Order_Detail()
{
OrderID = secondOrder.OrderID,
ProductID = 5,
UnitPrice = 12.34m,
Quantity = 100,
Discount = 0.2f
});
dbContext.Orders.Add(secondOrder);
#endregion
affectedRows = dbContext.SaveChanges();
Console.WriteLine("- Finish successfully => Commit transaction");
}
catch (Exception)
{
Console.WriteLine("- Exception: Finish Unsuccessfully => Rollback transaction");
}
}
return affectedRows;
}
// Another useful utility method
private Order CreateOrder(string shipName = "New Order") {
var order = new Order();
order.ShipName = shipName;
return order;
}
