How do I delete an object from an Entity Framework model without first loading it?
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I am quite sure I've seen the answer to this question somewhere, but as I couldn't find it with a couple of searches on SO or google, I ask it again anyway...
In Entity Framework, the only way to delete a data object seems to be
MyEntityModel ent = new MyEntityModel();
ent.DeleteObject(theObjectToDelete);
ent.SaveChanges();
However, this approach requires the object to be loaded to, in this case, the Controller first, just to delete it. Is there a way to delete a business object referencing only for instance its ID?
If there is a smarter way using Linq or Lambda expressions, that is fine too. The main objective, though, is to avoid loading data just to delete it.
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