Function Import option in Linq To Entities model designer?

Question

I used the Add > Function Import feature in my model's .edmx diagram by selecting a stored procedure.

 

It then appears in the Model browser tab as

 

EntityContainer:myEntities > Function Imports > MyFunction

 

How do I reference that function or method in my code?  The propeties say it should be part of the myEntities.MyFunction

but it doesn't appear in Intellisense anywhere when I create the entities instance??

 

Answer 1

What is the return type of your function? In V1, the code for imported functions will only be generated if the return type is mapped to an Entity Type in the model.

 

If you wish to return a primitive type (or nothing at all), then check the work-arounds in the following thread:

 

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2643093&SiteID=1

 

Chris

 

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