How to create ForeignKey reference to code-first identity tables.

Question

Hi,
I'm developing a web application using MVC 5, EntityFramework 6 with a Code-First approach.
I have successfully created my tables dbo.AspNetRoles, dbo.AspNetUsers... etc, also I have created some custom tables for example a table that must have a relationship between the menus presented and the role of the authenticated user. What I want to add
to my model is a property like this:
[ForeignKey]public virtual AspNetRoles Roles { get; set; }
But of course I have not an AspNetRoles class, because the framework auto generates the tables only in the SQL database, so my question is, I have to manually create this classes? How can I link them to the database tables, I think the issue may be deeper.
If I can't do this maybe I should go back to SQL manual queries.
Thanks!

Answer 1

Hello Morral,
>> What I want to add to my model is a property like this:
If you have a separate model to store your own business model, what you have written should be almost ok, however, please take care the [ForeignKey] attribute is usually used to markup a property as an integer property to specify it as a foreign key:
public virtual int RoleID { get; set; } [ForeignKey("RoleID")] 
public virtual AspNetRoles Roles { get; set; }
Or it would generated a combinatorial name.
>> But of course I have not an AspNetRoles class, because the framework auto generates the tables only in the SQL database, so my question is, I have to manually create this classes?
From your description, the AspNetRoles class seems to be a system class which is not exposed to user. If so, these classes already exists, you do not need to create them again.
I notice that you are working with the MVC project, you could also ask this issue to the MVC forum:
http://forums.asp.net/1146.aspx
There are MVC experts will help you.
Regards.
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