Entity Framework 4.1.Code First. Automatically populating entities by ID

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I have a complex object graph which is just a set of stubs ie POCO types with an Id, which are freshly created and not attached to the context. These match up (by Id) with items already in the database. I am expecting EF to offer a means of 'hydrating' all of these stubs recursively... what's the mantra?

Did you try `dbContext.HydrateStubs(myStubGraph)`? – Slauma Nov 30 '11 at 01:22 — Slauma, Nov 30 '11 at 01:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '11 at 01:32

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As long as the properties are virtual this works as expected.

answered Nov 30 '11 at 01:32

Tom

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popular question on `virtual` for EF: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5597760/what-effects-can-the-virtual-keyword-have-in-entity-framework-4-1-poco-code-fi – Simon_Weaver Apr 27 '13 at 10:20

Entity Framework 4.1.Code First. Automatically populating entities by ID

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