Composite Key with EF 4.1 Code First
I am trying to figure out how to have a composite key using EF code First 4.1 RC.
Currently, I am using the [Key] Data Annotation, but I am unable to specify more than one key.
how would one specify a composite key?
Here is my Example:
public class ActivityType
{
[Key]
public int ActivityID { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "A ActivityName is required")]
[StringLength(50, ErrorMessage = "Activity Name must not exceed 50 characters")]
public string ActivityName { get; set; }
}
I need the "ActivityName" to also be a key. Sure, I can code around this, but thats not good database design.
You can mark both ActivityID
and ActivityName
properties with Key
annotation or you can use fluent API as described by @taylonr.
Edit:
This should work - composite key defined with annotations requires explicit column order:
public class ActivityType
{
[Key, Column(Order = 0)]
public int ActivityID { get; set; }
[Key, Column(Order = 1)]
[Required(ErrorMessage = "A ActivityName is required")]
[StringLength(50, ErrorMessage = "Activity Name must not exceed 50 characters")]
public string ActivityName { get; set; }
}
We don't use the annotations, instead we override the model builder, in which case you can do something like:
modelBuilder.Entity<Activity>().HasKey(a => new { a.ActivityId, a.ActivityName });