static void RunExample()
{
using (var context = new EFRecipesEntities())
{
var assoc1 = new Associate {
Name = "Janis Roberts"
};
var assoc2 = new Associate {
Name = "Kevin Hodges"
};
var assoc3 = new Associate {
Name = "Bill Jordan"
};
var salary1 = new AssociateSalary {
Salary = 39500M, SalaryDate = DateTime.Parse("8/14/09")
};
var salary2 = new AssociateSalary {
Salary = 41900M, SalaryDate = DateTime.Parse("2/5/10")
};
var salary3 = new AssociateSalary {
Salary = 33500M, SalaryDate = DateTime.Parse("10/08/09")
};
assoc2.AssociateSalaries.Add(salary1);
assoc2.AssociateSalaries.Add(salary2);
assoc3.AssociateSalaries.Add(salary3);
context.Associates.AddObject(assoc1);
context.Associates.AddObject(assoc2);
context.Associates.AddObject(assoc3);
context.SaveChanges();
}
using (var context = new EFRecipesEntities())
{
Console.WriteLine("Using LINQ...");
var allHistory = from a in context.Associates
from ah in a.AssociateSalaries.DefaultIfEmpty()
orderby a.Name
select new
{
Name = a.Name,
Salary = (decimal?)ah.Salary,
Date = (DateTime?)ah.SalaryDate
};
Console.WriteLine("Associate Salary History");
foreach (var history in allHistory)
{
if (history.Salary.HasValue)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} Salary on {1} was {2}", history.Name, history.Date.Value.ToShortDateString(), history.Salary.Value.ToString("C"));
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} --", history.Name);
}
}
}
using (var context = new EFRecipesEntities())
{
Console.WriteLine("\nUsing Entity SQL...");
var esql = @"select a.Name, h.Salary, h.SalaryDate
from Associates as a outer apply a.AssociateSalaries as h order by a.Name";
var allHistory = context.CreateQuery <DbDataRecord>(esql);
foreach (var history in allHistory)
{
if (history["Salary"] != DBNull.Value)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} Salary on {1:d} was {2:c}", history["Name"], history["SalaryDate"], history["Salary"]);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} --", history["Name"]);
}
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Press <enter> to continue...");
Console.ReadLine();
}
/// <summary>
/// Deprecated Method for adding a new object to the Associates EntitySet. Consider using the .Add method of the associated ObjectSet<T> property instead.
/// </summary>
public void AddToAssociates(Associate associate)
{
base.AddObject("Associates", associate);
}