Entity Framework - how do I get the columns?

Question

I wish to get a list of columns names, types and whether the column is a PK of a table object in Entity Framework.

How do I do this in C# (4.0) (ideally generically)

Answer 1

If you do not want to use reflection, see answer here. Replace entity name below with your entity name

var cols = from meta in ctx.MetadataWorkspace.GetItems(DataSpace.CSpace)
                       .Where(m=> m.BuiltInTypeKind==BuiltInTypeKind.EntityType)
                    from p in (meta as EntityType).Properties
                       .Where(p => p.DeclaringType.Name == "EntityName")
                   select new
                      {
                       PropertyName = p.Name,
                       TypeUsageName = p.TypeUsage.EdmType.Name, //type name
                       Documentation = p.Documentation != null ?               
                                       p.Documentation.LongDescription : null //if primary key
        };