Entity Framework 6: Data Manipulation - entity-framework

Question

I'm new to EF and I've only worked with EF 6. When I use it to access the data from a database that I have already designed I don't see any method that allows me to manipulate data. To solve this temporarily I created some stored procedures for adding, deleting and updating data.
I would like to know if what I am doing is the right way to manipulate data in EF or not. In case it is not the right way how can I do this using the built in features of EF6. MSDN said there is an add object but couldn't find it.

Answer 1

There have been some changes in the API. EF6 does not use ObjectContext anymore, it uses a DbContext. This can be generated from a Database Model, or created using a Model first approach.
Old syntax:
objectContext.AddToUsers(user);
is now:
dbContext.Users.Add(user);
Here are some basic samples:
insert:
using(var dbContext = new MyDbContext())
{
var user = new User { ID=1, Name="Test" };
dbContext.Users.Add(user); // Add user
dbContext.SaveChanges(); // Save changes to DB
}
update:
using(var dbContext = new MyDbContext())
{
var user = dbContext.Users.Find(1);// find by ID = 1
user.Name = "New Name"; // Change name
dbContext.SaveChanges(); // Save changes to DB
}
delete:
using(var dbContext = new MyDbContext())
{
var user = dbContext.Users.Find(1);// find by ID = 1
dbContext.Users.Remove(user); // delete user
dbContext.SaveChanges(); // Save changes to DB
}
So, no need for stored procedures.. definetly not needed for simple CRUD.