I feel like this should have a simple answer, but I can't find it.
I have 2 POCOs:
public class Category
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class Product
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public int CategoryId { get; set; }
}
Notice that there are no object references on either POCO. With Code-First, how do I make EF4 CTP5 define a relationship between the two database tables?
(I know this is an unusual scenario, but I am exploring what's possible and what's not with Code-First)
No, this is not possible. As you can see below, all of the fluent API methods for setting up associations require specifying the Navigation Property
as their parameter.
HasMany<TTargetEntity>(Expression<Func<TEntityType, ICollection<TTargetEntity>>> navigationPropertyExpression)
HasOptional<TTargetEntity>(Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetEntity>> navigationPropertyExpression)
HasRequired<TTargetEntity>(Expression<Func<TEntityType, TTargetEntity>> navigationPropertyExpression)