Document new SQL Server vector and full-text search features#5258
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Pull request overview
Adds EF Core 11 documentation covering new SQL Server capabilities around approximate vector search (VECTOR_SEARCH + vector indexes) and full-text search table-valued functions, along with supporting provider docs and cross-links.
Changes:
- Document SQL Server
VECTOR_SEARCH()/vector indexes and full-text search TVFs in EF Core 11 “What’s New”. - Expand SQL Server vector search provider docs with approximate search, vector indexes, and a hybrid search example.
- Add a new SQL Server full-text search provider documentation page and link it from the SQL Server functions mapping page.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| entity-framework/core/what-is-new/ef-core-11.0/whatsnew.md | Adds EF Core 11 release notes content for SQL Server vector search and full-text search TVFs. |
| entity-framework/core/providers/sql-server/vector-search.md | Extends vector search docs to include approximate search/indexing and hybrid search guidance. |
| entity-framework/core/providers/sql-server/functions.md | Adds a “See also” cross-link to the new SQL Server full-text search documentation page. |
| entity-framework/core/providers/sql-server/full-text-search.md | Introduces a new SQL Server full-text search documentation page (predicates + TVFs). |
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See dotnet/efcore#37536
See dotnet/efcore#37538
See dotnet/efcore#37578