How do I get the raw SQL underlying a LINQ query when using Entity Framework CTP 5 "code only"?

Question

I've using Entity Framework CTP5 in "code only" mode. I'm running a LINQ query on a object that was return from the database, as the query is running really slowly. Is there any way in which I can get the SQL statement that is being generated from the query?

Topic currentTopic =
    (from x in Repository.Topics
     let isCurrent = (x.StoppedAt <= x.StartedAt || (x.StartedAt >= currentTopicsStartedAtOrAfter))
     where x.Meeting.Manager.User.Id == user.Id && isCurrent
     orderby x.StartedAt descending
     select x).FirstOrDefault();

The "Repository" property is a descendent of DbContext.

It's a little complicated, as EF can't use my helper methods on the objects, so I'm specifying the logic directly in the query.

So, is there any way I can dump the SQL that will be produced by that LINQ query (e.g. to my log4net repository)?

Answer 1

You can try using Entity Framework tracing provider as described here (but it is old post for CTP3).

Your other choices are:

• SQL Server Profiler - part of MS SQL Developer tools (in case your DB is SQL Server)
• Intelli trace - only in VS 2010 Ultimate but it doesn't show parameter values
• Hugati Query Profiler
• Entity framework profiler

In common EF you can also use ToTraceString as @Andy suggested but DbQuery in CodeFirst doesn't have this method (or I didn't find it).

Edit:

So DbQuery doesn't have ToTraceString because it is directly implemented as ToString.