entity framework - naming of model with same types

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entity framework - naming of model with same types

Hi,

I have 2 tables: Bikes and Wheels. Bike has 2 FKs to Wheels: Bike.FrontWheelID and Bike.BackWheelID. EF maps these onto Bike.Wheel and Bike.Wheel1, just using their type for name, which I would prefer to avoid.

Is there a way to change this that would survive further regenerations of model from db schema? (some setting perhaps?)

Thanks

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You can rename those properties in Entity Model Designer and it will not affect further regenerations of the model.

Yury Tarabanko 2010-07-29 09:11:50

Hm, but to regenerate the model I often need to delete the existing one and generate it from scratch, and not update the model. For example when I rename a field in db model. Wouldn't this delete the model designer? Am I missing something?

Massive Boisson 2010-07-29 15:36:12

Yea, the part where you delete the model and regenerate from scratch... what is your justification for needing to do that?

Nix 2010-07-29 18:44:33

@Massive Boisson: Well, when you recreate the model from scratch all changes will defenitely be lost. What about @Nix question?

Yury Tarabanko 2010-07-30 10:56:27

If I have table Bikes.FrontLightName, I get the Bike class with property frontLightName. If I change that name to Bikes.FrontLightMake, and do the Update Model From Database, it creates a new column frontLightMake, leaving the old there as well (frontLightName).

Massive Boisson 2010-07-30 11:33:43

It should be OK for navigation properties. Give it a try :)

Yury Tarabanko 2010-07-30 12:41:27

Yury thanks, but the method I described above does not work. The data ends up not being correct. I end up with both properties: frontLightMake and frontLightName in Bike class.I just doublechecked it. Am I doing something wrong?

Massive Boisson 2010-07-30 15:00:00

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