Question

Does any one know the difference, if any, of the following statements?

_context.AddObject(user);

_context.Users.AddObject(user);

as well as

_context.Attach(user);

_context.Users.Attach(user);

Thanks

EDIT

Sorry some confusion:

I know the difference between AddObject and Attach, what I meant was is there any difference in the way you use AddObject i.e.

_context.AddObject(user);
_context.Users.AddObject(user);

Answer 1

An ObjectContext can have multiple sets with the same schema, so it’s normally better to use the explicit set. ie _context.Users.AddObject(user);

From MSDN:

In the .NET Framework version 4, we recommend that you use methods on
the ObjectSet object to perform create, read, delete, attach, and
update operations. ObjectSet derives from ObjectQuery, so it also
works as a query object.

In versions starting with .NET Framework version 4, you can use the
following methods defined on ObjectSet instead of the equivalent ones
defined on ObjectContext:

 AddObject   
 Attach
 ApplyCurrentValues
 ApplyOriginalValues
 DeleteObject
 Detach