static void PassByValueSample()
{
    int a = 1;
    PassByValue(a);
    Console.WriteLine($"after the invocation of {nameof(PassByValue)}, {nameof(a)} = {a}");
}
 
static void PassByValue(int x)
{
    x = 2;
}

static void PassByReferenceSample()
{
    int a = 1;
    PassByReference(ref a);
    Console.WriteLine($"after the invocation of {nameof(PassByReference)}, {nameof(a)} = {a}");
}
 
static void PassByReference(ref int x)
{
    x = 2;
}

static void OutSample()
{
    Out(out int a);
    Console.WriteLine($"after the invocation of {nameof(Out)}, {nameof(a)} = {a}");
}
 
static void Out(out int x)
{
    x = 2;
}

if (int.TryParse("42", out var result))
{
   Console.WriteLine($"the result is {result}");
}

 int x = 3;
ref int x1 = ref x;
x1 = 2;
Console.WriteLine($"local variable {nameof(x)} after the change: {x}");

 ref int i = sequence.Count();

 ref int number1 = null; // ERROR
ref int number2 = 42; // ERROR

 static ref int ReturnByReference()
{
    int[] arr = { 1 };
    ref int x = ref arr[0];
    return ref x;
}

static ref int ReturnByReference2()
{
   int[] arr = { 1 };
   return ref arr[0];
}

static ref int ReturnByReference3(ref int x)
{
    x = 2;
    return ref x;
}

class Thing1
{
    ref string _Text1; /* Error */
 
    ref string Text2 { get; set; } /* Error */
 
 
    string _text = "Text";
    ref string Text3 { get { return ref _text; } } // Properties that return a reference are allowed
}

private MyBigStruct[] array = new MyBigStruct[10];
private int current;
 
public ref MyBigStruct GetCurrentItem()
{
   return ref array[current];
}

public static void CreateUniqueIndex(this DbContext context, string tableName, string fieldName)
{
      context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("CREATE UNIQUE INDEX [IX_Unique_" + tableName 
+ "_" + fieldName + "] ON [" + tableName + "]([" + fieldName + "] ASC);");
}

public class MyDbMigrationsConfiguration : DbMigrationsConfiguration<MyContext>
{
        public BlogDbMigrationsConfiguration()
        {
            AutomaticMigrationsEnabled = true;
            AutomaticMigrationDataLossAllowed = true;
        }

        protected override void Seed(MyContext context)
        {
            CreateUniqueIndex(context, "table1", "field1");
            base.Seed(context);
        }
}

using System;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure;
using System.Data.Objects;
using System.Linq;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

namespace General
{
    public static class ContextExtensions
    {
        public static string GetTableName<T>(this DbContext context) where T : class
        {
            ObjectContext objectContext = ((IObjectContextAdapter)context).ObjectContext;
            return objectContext.GetTableName<T>();
        }

        public static string GetTableName<T>(this ObjectContext context) where T : class
        {
            var sql = context.CreateObjectSet<T>().ToTraceString();
            var regex = new Regex("FROM (?<table>.*) AS");
            var match = regex.Match(sql);
            string table = match.Groups["table"].Value;
            return table
                    .Replace("`", string.Empty)
                    .Replace("[", string.Empty)
                    .Replace("]", string.Empty)
                    .Replace("dbo.", string.Empty)
                    .Trim();
        }

        private static bool hasUniqueIndex(this DbContext context, string tableName, string indexName)
        {
            var sql = "SELECT count(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS where table_name = '" 
                      + tableName + "' and CONSTRAINT_NAME = '" + indexName + "'";
            var result = context.Database.SqlQuery<int>(sql).FirstOrDefault();
            return result > 0;
        }

        private static void createUniqueIndex(this DbContext context, string tableName, string fieldName)
        {
            var indexName = "IX_Unique_" + tableName + "_" + fieldName;
            if (hasUniqueIndex(context, tableName, indexName))
                return;

            var sql = "ALTER TABLE [" + tableName + "] ADD CONSTRAINT [" + indexName + "] UNIQUE ([" + fieldName + "])";
            context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand(sql);
        }

        public static void CreateUniqueIndex<TEntity>(this DbContext context, Expression<Func<TEntity, object>> fieldName) where TEntity : class
        {
            var field = ((MemberExpression)fieldName.Body).Member.Name;
            createUniqueIndex(context, context.GetTableName<TEntity>(), field);
        }
    }
}

context.CreateUniqueIndex<User>(x=>x.Name);

  <connectionStrings>
    <clear />
    <add name="Sample07Context" connectionString="Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=TestDbIoC;Integrated Security = true" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    <add name="Database2012" connectionString="Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=testdb2012;Integrated Security = true" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Linq;
using EF_Sample07.DomainClasses;
 
namespace EF_Sample07.DataLayer.Context
{
    public class Sample07Context : DbContext, IUnitOfWork
    {
        public DbSet<Category> Categories { set; get; }
        public DbSet<Product> Products { set; get; }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// It looks for a connection string named Sample07Context in the web.config file.
        /// </summary>
        public Sample07Context()
            : base("Sample07Context")
        {
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// To change the connection string at runtime. See the SmObjectFactory class for more info.
        /// </summary>
        public Sample07Context(string connectionString)
            : base(connectionString)
        {
            //Note: defaultConnectionFactory in the web.config file should be set.
        }
 
 
        public void SetConnectionString(string connectionString)
        {
            this.Database.Connection.ConnectionString = connectionString;
        }
    }
}

using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Web;
using EF_Sample07.DataLayer.Context;
using EF_Sample07.ServiceLayer;
using StructureMap;
using StructureMap.Web;
using StructureMap.Web.Pipeline;
 
namespace EF_Sample07.IoCConfig
{
    public static class SmObjectFactory
    {
        private static readonly Lazy<Container> _containerBuilder =
            new Lazy<Container>(defaultContainer, LazyThreadSafetyMode.ExecutionAndPublication);
 
        public static IContainer Container
        {
            get { return _containerBuilder.Value; }
        }
 
        public static void HttpContextDisposeAndClearAll()
        {
            HttpContextLifecycle.DisposeAndClearAll();
        }
 
        private static Container defaultContainer()
        {
            return new Container(ioc =>
            {
                // session manager setup
                ioc.For<ISessionProvider>().Use<DefaultWebSessionProvider>();
                ioc.For<HttpSessionStateBase>()
                   .Use(ctx => new HttpSessionStateWrapper(HttpContext.Current.Session));
 
                ioc.For<IUnitOfWork>()
                   .HybridHttpOrThreadLocalScoped()
                   .Use<Sample07Context>()
                    // Remove these 2 lines if you want to use a connection string named Sample07Context, defined in the web.config file.
                   .Ctor<string>("connectionString")
                   .Is(ctx => getCurrentConnectionString(ctx));
 
                ioc.For<ICategoryService>().Use<EfCategoryService>();
                ioc.For<IProductService>().Use<EfProductService>();
 
                ioc.For<ICategoryService>().Use<EfCategoryService>();
                ioc.For<IProductService>().Use<EfProductService>();
 
                ioc.Policies.SetAllProperties(properties =>
                {
                    properties.OfType<IUnitOfWork>();
                    properties.OfType<ICategoryService>();
                    properties.OfType<IProductService>();
                    properties.OfType<ISessionProvider>();
                });
            });
        }
 
        private static string getCurrentConnectionString(IContext ctx)
        {
            if (HttpContext.Current != null)
            {
                // this is a web application
                var sessionProvider = ctx.GetInstance<ISessionProvider>();
                var connectionString = sessionProvider.Get<string>("CurrentConnectionString");
                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(connectionString))
                {
                    // It's a default connectionString.
                    connectionString = "Database2012";
                    // this session value should be set during the login phase
                    sessionProvider.Store("CurrentConnectionStringName", connectionString);
                }
 
                return connectionString;
            }
            else
            {
                // this is a desktop application, so you can store this value in a global static variable.
                return "Database2012";
            }
        }
    }
}

 sessionProvider.Store("CurrentConnectionString", "Sample07Context");
uow.SetConnectionString(WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[_sessionProvider.Get<string>("CurrentConnectionString")].ConnectionString);

using System;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Web;
using EF_Sample07.DataLayer.Context;
using EF_Sample07.IoCConfig;
 
namespace EF_Sample07.WebFormsAppSample
{
    public class Global : HttpApplication
    {
        void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            initDatabases();
        }
 
        private static void initDatabases()
        {
            // defined in web.config
            string[] connectionStringNames =
            {
                "Sample07Context",
                "Database2012"
            };
 
            foreach (var connectionStringName in connectionStringNames)
            {
                Database.SetInitializer(
                    new MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion<Sample07Context, Configuration>(connectionStringName));
 
                using (var ctx = new Sample07Context(connectionStringName))
                {
                    ctx.Database.Initialize(force: true);
                }
            }
        }
 
        void Application_EndRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            SmObjectFactory.HttpContextDisposeAndClearAll();
        } 
    }
}