How to COUNT rows within EntityFramework without loading contents?

Question

I\'m trying to determine how to count the matching rows on a table using the EntityFramework.

The problem is that each row might have many

Answer 1

I think this should work...

var query = from m in context.MyTable
            where m.MyContainerId == '1' // or what ever the foreign key name is...
            select m;

var count = query.Count();