Ever wanted to export your context as XML and get a representation of what is contained in it's local view or with all linked properties even if not already loaded in your context.

• create an entity
• add it to the context
• get it's xml representation.

Author cedric = new Author() { 
                    FirstName = "Cedric", 
                    LastName = "Dumont" 
                  };
simpleContext.Authors.Add(cedric);

string s = await appContext.AsXmlAsync();

• will result in :

<Root>
  <AUTHOR>
    <AUT_ID>1</AUT_ID>
    <AUT_FIRSTNAME>Cedric</AUT_FIRSTNAME>
    <AUT_LASTNAME>Dumont</AUT_LASTNAME>
  </AUTHOR>
</Root>

• to do this, you will need this

PM> Install-Package CExtensions.EntityFramework -Pre

• also check CExtensions-Net (still pre)