Setting the default value of a DateTime Property to DateTime.Now inside the System.ComponentModel Default Value Attrbute

Question

Does any one know how I can specify the Default value for a DateTime property using the System.ComponentModel DefaultValue Attribute?

for example I try this:

Answer 1

I think the easiest solution is to set

Created DATETIME2 NOT NULL DEFAULT GETDATE()

in column declaration and in VS2010 EntityModel designer set corresponding column property StoreGeneratedPattern = Computed.

Answer 2

Add below to the DateTime property

[DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Computed)]

Answer 3

Just found this looking for something different, but in the new C# version, you can use an even shorter version for that:

public DateTime DateCreated { get; set; } = DateTime.Now;