How do I set a default value in a model without having a column for it?

Question

I am trying to set a default value to a property in my model

public string fruitType = "Apple";
public string FruitType
{
    get { return fruitType; }
    set { fruitType = value; }
}

The issue that I am having however is FruitType isn't a column in my database table, so it is throwing an error. Is it possible for me to set this even though the column does not exist?

Answer 1

Mark your property as NotMapped and use the default value :

public string fruitType = "Apple";
[NotMapped]
public string FruitType
{
    get { return fruitType; }
    set { fruitType = value ?? fruitType; }
}