Something like this will work:
public class Contact
{
public int Id {get;set;}
public string Name {get;set;}
public int? SpouseId {get;set;}
[ForeignKey("SpouseId")]
public Contact Spouse {get;set;}
}
ForeignKeyAttribute has been added to System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
by CTP5 assembly.
Update I: CTP5 Bug:
Due to a bug in CTP5, creating an Independent Self Referencing Associations throws an exception. The workaround is to use Foreign Key Associations instead (which is always recommended regardless).
Update II: Using Fluent API to Configure a Self Referencing Association:
You can also use fluent API to achieve this, if you prefer:
public class Contact
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public int? SpouseId { get; set; }
public Contact Spouse { get; set; }
}
public class Ctp5Context : DbContext
{
public DbSet<Contact> Contacts { get; set; }
protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
modelBuilder.Entity<Contact>()
.HasOptional(c => c.Spouse)
.WithMany()
.HasForeignKey(c => c.SpouseId);
}
}
Working with the Model:
using (var context = new Ctp5Context())
{
Contact contact = new Contact()
{
Name = "Morteza",
Spouse = new Contact()
{
Name = "Code-First"
}
};
context.Contacts.Add(contact);
context.SaveChanges();
}