http://msmvps.com/blogs/matthieu/archive/2009/06/12/entity-framework-how-to-get-only-one-entity-easier-with-ef4.aspxAlex James wrote an extension method which allows to get only one entity from a query and the entity key . If we have the key, I think it&rsquo;s useless to allow it for all queries and it&rsquo;s useful only for EntitySet. With EF4, this extension methodenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/matthieu/archive/2009/06/12/entity-framework-how-to-get-only-one-entity-easier-with-ef4.aspx#1695126Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:33:07 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1695126Alex James<p>Nice post Matthieu.</p> <p>I was thinking of doing something like this myself, but I had an ulterior motive too, I wanted to show how to build the query manually in eSQL.</p> <p>Anyway, nice one.</p> <p>Alex </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1695126" width="1" height="1">