How do I add a reference to another existing entity using code-first framework without first pulling the existing entity from the database

问题

I'm trying to attach an existing product to an auction, but am unable to do so without first pulling the product from the database.

This code works, but how would I go about just providing the productid and then saving the auction

        var product = new Product()
        {
            //Known existing product id
            ProductId = 1
        };

        var auction = new Auction
        {
            BuyItNowPrice = 10.
            Product = product,
            ...
            ...
        };

        using (var db = new DataContext())
        {

            var product = db.Products.Find(auction.Product.ProductId);
            auction.Product = product;

            db.Auctions.Add(auction);
            db.SaveChanges();
        }

回答1:

Include the scalar property ProductId in the Auction class

public class Auction
{
    public int Id {get;set;}
    public int ProductId {get;set;}
    public Product Product {get;set;}
    //other proerties
}

Then

auction.ProductId = 1;

db.Auctions.Add(auction);
db.SaveChanges();

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7286004/how-do-i-add-a-reference-to-another-existing-entity-using-code-first-framework-w