c# - Entity Framework Code First AddOrUpdate method insert Duplicate values

Question

I have simple entity:

public class Hall
{
    [Key]
    public int Id {get; set;}

    public string Name [get; set;}
}

Then in the Seed method I use AddOrUpdate to populate table:

var hall1 = new Hall { Name = "French" };
var hall2 = new Hall { Name = "German" };
var hall3 = new Hall { Name = "Japanese" };

context.Halls.AddOrUpdate(
    h => h.Name,
    hall1,
    hall2,
    hall3
);

Then I run in the Package Management Console:

Add-Migration Current
Update-Database

It's all fine: I have three rows in the table "Hall". But if I run in the Package Management Console Update-Database again I have already five rows:

Id  Name
1   French
2   Japaneese
3   German
4   French
5   Japanese

Why? I think it is should be three rows again, not five. I tried to use Id property instead of Name but it does not make the difference.

UPDATE:

This code produces the same result:

var hall1 = new Hall { Id = 1, Name = "French" };
var hall2 = new Hall { Id = 2, Name = "German" };
var hall3 = new Hall { Id = 3, Name = "Japanese" };

context.Halls.AddOrUpdate(
                h => h.Id,
                hall1);

context.Halls.AddOrUpdate(
                h => h.Id,
                hall2);

context.Halls.AddOrUpdate(
                h => h.Id,
                hall3);

Also I have the latest EntityFramework installed via nuget.

Answer 1

Ok I was banging my face off the keyboard for an hour with this. If your table's Id field is an Identity field then it won't work so use a different one for identifierExpression. I used the Name property and also removed the Id field from the new Hall {...} initializer.

This tweak to the OPs code worked for me so I hope it helps someone:

protected override void Seed(HallContext context)
{
    context.Halls.AddOrUpdate(
        h => h.Name,   // Use Name (or some other unique field) instead of Id
        new Hall
        {
            Name = "Hall 1"
        },
        new Hall
        {
            Name = "Hall 2"
        });

    context.SaveChanges();
}