AsTracking

The AsTracking feature applies this method to the query executed by EF Core. By default, all queries in EF Core are tracked. However, if you have configured the DbContext to use NoTracking as the default tracking behavior (for example, via ChangeTracker.QueryTrackingBehavior = QueryTrackingBehavior.NoTracking), then AsTracking becomes useful for enabling tracking on a per-query basis whenever you actually need to track a specific query.

Compatible with the following providers:

• EF Core
• EF6 - not supported

The following example shows how to add AsTracking to a specification.

public class CustomerSpec : Specification<Customer>
{
    public CustomerSpec(string name)
    {
        Query.Where(x => x.Name == name)
             .AsTracking();
    }
}

🔍 Note: Use AsTracking when you need to update entities. For read-only scenarios, prefer AsNoTracking for better performance.