When I have two models with one to many relationship, they look like the models below:
public class Student
{
[Key]
[DatabaseGeneratedAttribute(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
public int StudentID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public int ClassID { get; set; }
[ForeignKey("ClassID")]
public virtual Class Class { get; set; }
}
public class Class
{
[Key]
[DatabaseGeneratedAttribute(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
public int ClassID { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public virtual ICollection<Student> Students { get; set; }
}
This means that I can use the include method to get the related data. Now I work on a project with more than 600 tables. For these tables there are no relationships and I can not create relationships between the tables. Is there a way to link the models somehow so that I will be able to get the related data?
Yes, you can join tables without Relationships in Model Classes.
For example assume you have TeacherId
in both of your tables Student
and Class
You can join two tables based on TeacherId
as follows
DbContext.Students
.Join(DbContext.Classes,student=>student.TeacherId,class=>class.TeacherId, (std,tchr)=> new {std,tchr});