Complex type can have Entity Type property?

Question

I have a class Address that is Complex Type. She can own a state property that’s a Entity Type?

Class code:

public class Endereco
{
   ...
   public string Logradouro { get; set; }
   public Estado Estado { get; set; }
}

public class Estado
{
   public int Id { get; set; }
   public string Nome { get; set; }
}

Mapping of classes:

public class EnderecoConfiguracao: ComplexTypeConfiguration<Endereco>
{
   public EnderecoConfiguracao()
   {
       ...
       //fields
       Property(e => e.Logradouro).HasColumnName("Logradouro").HasMaxLength(200);
    }
}

public class EstadoConfiguracao: EntityTypeConfiguration<Estado>
{
    public EstadoConfiguracao()
    {            
        //Key
        HasKey(e => e.Id);

        //fields
        Property(e => e.Nome).HasColumnName("Nome").HasMaxLength(50).IsRequired();

        //table
        ToTable("estado");
    }
}

In my model, the Customer has an Address, but when trying to map the Status property of that address the following errors occurred:

1st Error: If I map message status "Hba.HbaTools.Infrastructure.EntityFramework.Status: Name: Each type name in a schema must be Unique. Type name 'State' is already defined."

2nd Error: If I comment on the Status mapping of the message "Unknown column 'Extent1.Address_state_id' in 'field list'"

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Since I’m still starting with Entity Framework, I thought about removing Status from the Address class, but if this is the best solution would I be changing my domain model due to framework restrictions? It would be correct to do this?

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Answer 1

Renan, now I understand your problem. Unfortunately it is not possible to reference a Entidades in Tipos Complexos.

So to maintain this structure, you have to transform Endereco in a Entidade, discard Endereco and move its properties to Cliente or remove the property Estado of Endereco.