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Code First CTP4: Table with no primary key?

With Entity Framework and Code First, is it possible to let it create and use a table with no primary keys? I can't get this setup to work:

public class Report
{
    public virtual int ReportId
    public virtual ICollection<ReportChanges> ReportChanges
}

public class ReportChanges
{
    public virtual Report Report
    public virtual string EditorName
    public virtual DateTime Changed
}

Note that I've excluded assigning a primary key in ReportChanges. But with this setup I get: "Unable to infer a key for entity type 'ReportChanges'".

Either I'm missing something, or Code First doesn't support tables with no primary keys. What is correct? Thanks.

Solution

  • The EF can support a table with no PI if there is still a way to uniquely identify a row, but it can't infer the unique identifier without a proper PK. In other words, lie to the EF and say that there is a PK, say, on Report and Changed.