asp.net mvc - Code First Entity / MVC4 - why aren't my models hydrated? -

i can not figure out i'm doing wrong here. new mvc , new entity, know that's holding me back. time call authuser, authrole nothing, end doing like:

authuser.authrole = db.authroleset.find(2) 'authroleid of 2 = user 

this feels clunky me. how property role user?

here's class structure: public class authuser 'class globals dim db new authusercontext

    'properties     public property authuserid() integer      <required()> _     <display(name:="user name")> _     <domainuservalidation()> _     public property username() string      <display(name:="current role")> _     public property authrole authrole  end class  public class authrole     public property authroleid() integer      <required()> _     <display(name:="role name")> _     public property rolename() string      <required()> _     <display(name:="is administrator")> _     public property isadministrator() boolean      <required()> _     <display(name:="is active")> _     public property isactive() boolean      <required()> _     public property authuser icollection(of authuser)  end class  public class authusercontext     inherits dbcontext     public property authuserset() dbset(of authuser)     public property authroleset() dbset(of authrole) end class 

you have 2 options (sorry c# syntax):

1 - lazy load authrole when need - this, authrole property needs declared virtual

public virtual authrole {get;set;} 

now, when/if try access authrole, ef database. work need have dbcontext.configuration.lazyloadenabled = true

another alternative eager load using query this:

var myuserwithrole = mycontext.authusers.include("authrole").firstordefault(x=>x.id == userid); 

this user , role database.