是的,这是可能的,但你必须按正确的顺序。最简单的方法是:
var order1 = new Order { Id = 1 };
context.Orders.Attach(order1); // Now context knows the order and it tracks it as unchanged
var customer = new Customer();
context.Customers.AddObject(customer); // Now context knows the customer and it tracks it as a new
customer.Orders.Add(order1); // Now context knows about new relation between new customer and existing order
如果你这样做,你在你的例子显示,你会拨打:
context.Customers.AddObject(customer);
和上下文将跟踪客户和所有相关的订单作为一个新的,所以你将有手动将所有订单状态更改为不变以避免重复插入:
foreach (var order in customer.Orders)
{
if (order.Id != 0)
{
context.ObjectStateManager.ChangeObjectState(order, EntityState.Unchagned);
}
}