c# - Why is the return type IdentityUser and not ApplicationUser? -

i have class

public class applicationuser : identityuser {    public string email { get; set; }    public string confirmationtoken { get; set; }    public bool isconfirmed { get; set; }    ... } 

and in dbcontext class i've done

public partial class pickerdbcontext : identitydbcontext {     public pickerdbcontext():base("defaultconnection")     {     }     protected override void onmodelcreating(dbmodelbuilder modelbuilder)     {         base.onmodelcreating(modelbuilder);         modelbuilder.entity<applicationuser>().totable("users");         modelbuilder.entity<identityuser>().totable("users");         modelbuilder.entity<identityrole>().totable("roles");     }     //public dbset<license> licenses { get; set; }     .... } 

now when try query users table in repository like

var user = _db.users.singleordefault(u=>u.anyfield); 

i think has return type identityuser , not applicationuser because when u=>u. intellisense option doesn't show fields applicationuser

what should make querying in users table return applicationuser type , why giving me return type identityuser

because identitydbcontext not class defined, , applicationuser class did define. create applicationuser inherits identityuser. create context inherits identitydbcontext. identitydbcontext exposes dbset.

if want data come applicationuser can following:

context.users.oftype<applicationuser>(); 

you may able in custom dbcontext (unverified):

public new dbset<applicationuser> users { get; set; } 

i haven't tested though.