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what does (0..1---*) mean in a Entity-Relationship Diagram/Entity Data Model(.edmx)

One to many relationship is denoted by 1---*, but I can't figure out 0..1---*.

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Aperture Avatar asked Nov 27 '10 06:11

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None or One.

Basically when you have have a foreign key column that can be null.

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Omar Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 14:09

Omar