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A Beginner's Tutorial on Understanding Table Per Hierarchy(TPH) Inheritance in Entity Framework

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13 Feb 2013CPOL6 min read 35K   468   20  
This article talks about the Table per Hierarchy inheritance relationship using entity framework.
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input.passwordEntry 
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    border: 1px solid #ccc;
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div.accountInfo
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    width: 42%;
}

/* MISC  
----------------------------------------------------------*/

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.title
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    display: block;
    float: left;
    text-align: left;
    width: auto;
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.loginDisplay
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    font-size: 1.1em;
    display: block;
    text-align: right;
    padding: 10px;
    color: White;
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.loginDisplay a:visited
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    color: white;
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.loginDisplay a:hover
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.failureNotification
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.bold
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    font-weight: bold;
}

.submitButton
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    text-align: right;
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}

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