/// <summary>
/// Query the TPH inheritance entities
/// </summary>
/// <param name="builder">The certain ContextBuilder to create the
/// ObjectContext</param>
/// <param name="conn">The certain SqlConnection to connect the
/// SQL Server Express</param>
static void QueryTPHData(ContextBuilder <CodeOnlyContainer> builder,
SqlConnection conn)
{
// Create the ObjectContext object by the ContextBuilder and
// SqlConnection
using (CodeOnlyContainer context = builder.Create(conn))
{
// Query and display the TPH inheritance entities
Console.WriteLine("Display People (TPH):");
foreach (var peopleTPH in context.PeopleTPH)
{
// Check if it is the Admin type
if (peopleTPH is AdminTPH)
{
var admin = (AdminTPH)peopleTPH;
Console.WriteLine("Admin:");
Console.WriteLine(
"ID: {0}, Name: {1}, AdminDate: {2}",
admin.PersonID, admin.Name, admin.AdminDate);
}
// Check if it is the Student type
else if (peopleTPH is StudentTPH)
{
var student = (StudentTPH)peopleTPH;
Console.WriteLine("Student:");
Console.WriteLine(
"ID: {0}, Name: {1}, EnrollmentDate: {2}",
student.PersonID, student.Name,
student.EnrollmentDate);
}
// Check if it is the Instructor type
else if (peopleTPH is InstructorTPH)
{
var instructor = (InstructorTPH)peopleTPH;
Console.WriteLine("Instructor:");
Console.WriteLine(
"ID: {0}, Name: {1}, HireDate: {2}",
instructor.PersonID, instructor.Name,
instructor.HireDate);
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create the database based on EDM metadata, then insert and query
/// relational entities
/// </summary>
/// <param name="builder">The certain ContextBuilder to create certain
/// ObjectContext</param>
/// <param name="conn">The certain SqlConnection to connect the
/// SQL Server Express</param>
static void CreateDatabaseAndInsertQueryEntities(
ContextBuilder <CodeOnlyContainer> builder, SqlConnection conn)
{
// Create the ObjectContext object by the ContextBuilder and
// SqlConnection
using (CodeOnlyContainer context = builder.Create(conn))
{
// Check if the database exists
if (context.DatabaseExists())
{
// Delete it if it exists
context.DeleteDatabase();
}
// Create the database
context.CreateDatabase();
// Create a new Type-per-Table(TPT) inheritance Admin entity
AdminTPT admin = new AdminTPT()
{
// PK value
PersonID = 1,
// Two Complex Types properties, Name and Address
Name = new Name()
{
FirstName = "Jialiang",
LastName = "Ge"
},
Address = new Address()
{
City = "Shanghai",
Country = "China",
Zipcode = "200030"
},
AdminDate = DateTime.Now
};
// Add the newly created Admin entity into the ObjectContext
context.PeopleTPT.AddObject(admin);
// Create a new Deparment entity
Department department = new Department()
{
// PK value
DepartmentID = 1,
Name = "Computer Science",
Budget = 400000,
StartDate = DateTime.Now
};
// Create a new Course entity
Course course = new Course()
{
// PK value
CourseID = 1001,
Title = ".NET Framework",
Credits = 3,
// Set the relational entity by navigation property
Department = department,
// Initialize the Instructors navigation property
Instructors = new List <InstructorTPT>()
};
// Create a new TPT inheritance Instructor entity
InstructorTPT instructor = new InstructorTPT()
{
// PK value
PersonID = 2,
// Two Complex Types properties, Name and Address
Name = new Name()
{
FirstName = "Colbert",
LastName = "Zhou"
},
Address = new Address()
{
City = "Shanghai",
Country = "China",
Zipcode = "200030"
},
HireDate = DateTime.Now
};
// Add the newly created Instructor entity into the
// Course's Instructor collection
course.Instructors.Add(instructor);
// Create a new TPT inheritance Student entity
StudentTPT student = new StudentTPT()
{
// PK value
PersonID = 3,
// Two Complex Types properties, Name and Address
Name = new Name()
{
FirstName = "Lingzhi",
LastName = "Sun"
},
Address = new Address()
{
City = "Shanghai",
Country = "China",
Zipcode = "200032"
},
EnrollmentDate = DateTime.Now
};
// Create a new CourseStudent relationship entity
CourseStudent courseStudent = new CourseStudent()
{
// Set the navigation properties
Student = student,
Course = course,
Score = 90
};
// Add the CourseStudent relationship entity into the
// ObjectContext
context.CourseStudents.AddObject(courseStudent);
// Create a new Type-per-Hierarchy(TPH) inheritance Admin
// entity
AdminTPH adminTPH = new AdminTPH()
{
// PK value
PersonID = 1,
// Two Complex Types properties, Name and Address
Name = new Name()
{
FirstName = "Jialiang",
LastName = "Ge"
},
Address = new Address()
{
City = "Shanghai",
Country = "China",
Zipcode = "200032"
},
AdminDate = DateTime.Now
};
// Create a new TPH inheritance Instructor entity
InstructorTPH instructorTPH = new InstructorTPH()
{
// PK value
PersonID = 2,
// Two Complex Types properties, Name and Address
Name = new Name()
{
FirstName = "Colbert",
LastName = "Zhou"
},
Address = new Address()
{
City = "Shanghai",
Country = "China",
Zipcode = "200030"
},
HireDate = DateTime.Now
};
// Create a new TPH inheritance Student entity
StudentTPH studentTPH = new StudentTPH()
{
// PK value
PersonID = 3,
// Two Complex Types properties, Name and Address
Name = new Name()
{
FirstName = "Lingzhi",
LastName = "Sun"
},
Address = new Address()
{
City = "Shanghai",
Country = "China",
Zipcode = "200032"
},
EnrollmentDate = DateTime.Now
};
// Add the TPH inheritance entities into the ObjectContext
context.PeopleTPH.AddObject(adminTPH);
context.PeopleTPH.AddObject(instructorTPH);
context.PeopleTPH.AddObject(studentTPH);
try
{
// Saving the relational entities
Console.Write("Saving the relational entities...");
context.SaveChanges();
Console.WriteLine("Successfully!");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed!");
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
}
// Query the single Course entitiy from the ObjectContext
var queryCourse = context.Courses.Single();
// Display the Course informaion
Console.WriteLine("Course: {0} under Department: {1}",
queryCourse.Title, queryCourse.Department.Name);
Console.WriteLine();
// Query and display the Course's Instructors information
Console.WriteLine("Course Instructors:");
foreach (var i in queryCourse.Instructors)
{
Console.WriteLine(i.Name);
}
Console.WriteLine();
// Query and display the Course's Students information
Console.WriteLine("Course Students:");
foreach (var cs in queryCourse.CourseStudents)
{
Console.WriteLine(cs.Student.Name);
}
}
}