Entity Framework 4.1: How do I delete by object Id

Question

I would like to know how to delete an object from Entity Framework 4.1 without first having to load the object from the database. I have found these other 2 answers on Stack Ove

Answer 1

use stub entities:

public void DeleteCar(int carId)
{
  var car = new Car() { Id = carId };
  _dbContext.AttachTo("Cars",car); 
  _dbContext.DeleteObject(car); 
  _dbContext.SaveChanges();
}

reference:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alexj/archive/2009/06/19/tip-26-how-to-avoid-database-queries-using-stub-entities.aspx