MVC3 naming a column beginning with a number

Question

I am new to MVC3 C#. I need to have a column in the database called 3DSecureStatus for legacy purposes.

When I call the column this and insert in the applic

Answer 1

This is actually an Entity Framework error rather then an MVC error. It looks like from a bit of googling that underscores as the start of Code First field names are invalid and don't work. If you can, try putting a letter in front of it.

Answer 2

Use the Column attribute to specify the database column name

[Column("3DSecureStatus")]
public string ThreeDSecureStatus { get; set; }

Or use fluent mapping like

Property(x => x.ThreeDSecureStatus).HasColumnName("3DSecureStatus");

Answer 3

Rename _3DSecureStatus to something else.

Entity Framework Code First does not allow properties/columns to have underscores or numbers in the beginning of the name.

So you have to change this until this is fixed.