What are POCO classes in Entity Framework?

POCO stands for Plain Old CLR Object. In Entity Framework, POCO classes are simple classes that do not depend on any framework-specific base class or interface.

POCO classes are used to represent entities in your application. They are typically used with Entity Framework’s Code First approach, where you define your database schema using C# classes.

Here’s an example of a POCO class:

public class Order

{

    public int Id { get; set; }

    public string CustomerName { get; set; }

    public DateTime OrderDate { get; set; }

}

In this example, the Order class is a simple POCO class that represents an order in an e-commerce application.