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Backing field for required bool property with default value
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Hi,
I saw in [this article](https://www.learnentityframeworkcore5.com/whats-new-in-ef-core-5#new-pattern-for-store-generated-defaults) that EF Core 5 now supports nullable backing field for properties with store-generated defaults.
I found it interesting as I want to keep the entities consistent with the domain (non-nullable is required).
So I decided to try it with this configuration:
```csharp
builder.Ignore(e => e.IsValid);
builder.Property("_isValid")
.HasColumnName("IsValid")
.HasDefaultValue(false);
```
But the public property can't be used in queries.
Is there a way to make it work ?
Thanks
Edit:
I found that I can use in LINQ query:
```csharp
[...].Where(e => EF.Property(e, "_isValid"))
```
But this is really not straightforward...
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