How do I set a column in SQL Server to varchar(max) using ASP.net EF Codefirst Data Annotations?

Question

I\'ve been searching around the web trying to figure out the right syntax to have Entity Framework Code First create my table with a column: varchar(max).

This is what I

Answer 1

[Column(TypeName = "varchar(MAX)")] results in varchar(Max) in the database. If you have a custom convention setting strings MaxLength to 100, modelBuilder .Properties() .Configure(c => c.IsUnicode(false).HasMaxLength(100)); you need to include the MaxLength attribute [Column(TypeName = "varchar(MAX)"), MaxLength]. If you dont, you will get varchar(MAX) in the database but validation will throw for more that 100 characters