Exclude a column from a select using LINQ

Question

I\'m developing a WCF RESTful web service with Entity Framework Code First.

I have a table Users with a lot of columns. I do this to get an specific use

Answer 1

another way like this,

   var users = from u in context.Users
                where u.UserId == userId
                select new 
                {
                    col1 = u.UserId, 
                    col2 = u.Watever
                }.ToList();