How to map private/protected properties in Entity Framework code first. From http://blog.cincura.net/232731-mapping-private-protected-properties-in-entity-framework-4-x-code-first/

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public partial class FooBar
{
  private int ID { get; set; }
  private string Something { get; set; }
}

public partial class FooBar
{
  public class PropertyAccessExpressions
  {
    public static readonly Expression<Func<FooBar, int>> ID = x => x.ID;
    public static readonly Expression<Func<FooBar, string>> Something = x => x.Something;
  }
}


class FooBarMap : EntityTypeConfiguration<FooBar>
{
    public FooBarMap()
    {
        Property(FooBar.PropertyAccessorExpressions.Id);
        Property(FooBar.PropertyAccessorExpressions.Something);
    }
}