Is there a way to override the empty constructor in a class generated by LINQtoSQL?

Question

If I have a table in my database called \'Users\', there will be a class generated by LINQtoSQL called \'User\' with an already declared empty constructor.

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Answer 1

Setting DataContext Connection property to 'None' worked for me. Steps below.

Open the dbml -> Right Click Properties -> Update Connection in DataContext properties to 'None'. This will remove the empty constructor from the generated code file. -> Create a new partial class for the DataContext with an empty constructor like below

Partial Class MyDataContext    
    Public Sub New()             
        MyBase.New(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("MyConnectionString").ConnectionString, mappingSource)
        OnCreated()    
    End Sub    
End Class