Entity Framework Code First - two Foreign Keys from same table

Question

I\'ve just started using EF code first, so I\'m a total beginner in this topic.

I wanted to create relations between Teams and Matches:

1 match = 2 teams (ho

Answer 1

You can try this too:

public class Match
{
    [Key]
    public int MatchId { get; set; }

    [ForeignKey("HomeTeam"), Column(Order = 0)]
    public int? HomeTeamId { get; set; }
    [ForeignKey("GuestTeam"), Column(Order = 1)]
    public int? GuestTeamId { get; set; }

    public float HomePoints { get; set; }
    public float GuestPoints { get; set; }
    public DateTime Date { get; set; }

    public virtual Team HomeTeam { get; set; }
    public virtual Team GuestTeam { get; set; }
}

When you make a FK column allow NULLS, you are breaking the cycle. Or we are just cheating the EF schema generator.

In my case, this simple modification solve the problem.