How do I use LINQ-to-Entities to insert data into a specific table?

Question

Question: what is the LINQ-to-Entity code to insert an order for a specific customer?

Answer 1

Notice that Order has a Customer property. You don't have to add the Order to the Customer -- you can do it the other way around. So, instead of creating a new Customer, get the Customer using Linq, then add it to your new Order.

using (OrderDatabase ctx = new OrderDatabase())
{
    ctx.AddOrder(new Order()
    {
        OrderQuantity = 2,
        OrderDescription = "Widgets",
        Customer = ctx.Customers.First(c => c.CustomerId == yourId)
    });
    ctx.SaveChanges();
}