Add explanation and examples for conventions related to Owned -> Owner Navigational Properties

[douglasg14b]

There seems to be a convention that a property matching the type of the Owner entity on the Owned entity will be automatically used as a navigation back to the owner.

This isn't documented, and presents challenges when trying to work around this.

Example:

Note: This is a crappy example that doesn't really convey a real-life use case, but does highlight the confusion from the conventions being unknown...

    public class Person
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public RelatedPerson Related { get; set; }
    }

    [Owned]
    public class RelatedPerson
    {
        // Is this now a navigation property back to the owner, or is this a distinct Person separate from the owner?
        // What if this is supposed to not be a navigation property? How is that configured?
        public Person Person { get; set; }

        // If Person is a navigational property to the owner, is this Id set appropriately? If not?
        public int PersonId { get; set; }
    }

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• ID: d02e6748-42e0-000a-4945-42cd05a0b875
• Version Independent ID: e3effbd0-07f2-423d-4032-1722e75adb37
• Content: Owned Entity Types - EF Core
• Content Source: entity-framework/core/modeling/owned-entities.md
• Product: entity-framework
• Technology: entity-framework-core
• GitHub Login: @AndriySvyryd
• Microsoft Alias: ansvyryd

[AndriySvyryd]

@douglasg14b The convention is the same as for any other relationship, but I see why it's confusing for ownership.