Is ObjectContext deprecated in .NET 4.5?

Question

I\'ve been using ObjectContexts for quite a long time now. Now that I\'ve installed VS 2012, for my surprise the Entity Data Model does not have an option for a Cod

Answer 1

I'm not sure how to make an EDMX generate using ObjectContext, but no it is not deprecated. DbContext is used because for 99% of users, the functionality of ObjectContext is not needed.

You can get a reference to an ObjectContext from a DbContext, though: ((IObjectContextAdapter)dbContext).ObjectContext