Question

I’m using Entity Framework 4.3.1 Code First and I have something similar to the following:

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // get LogEntry with id x..
    }
}

public class MyContext : DbContext
{
    public DbSet<Log> Logs { get; set; }
}

public class Log
{
    public int LogId { get; set; }
    public ICollection<LogEntry> LogEntries { get; set; }
}

public class LogEntry
{
    public int LogEntryId { get; set; }
}

What’s the best way to get a LogEntry object given an integer LogEntryId? Is it possible to get the entity directly without going via the Log.LogEntries property?

Answer 1

If you have a reference to the context, then

var entry = context.Set<LogEntry>().Find(entryId);