Entity Framework Filling IEnurable(Of Cars) --- How do I fill - vb.net

Question

Fellow Coders, How do I use the entity framework to fill a POCO? In other words I have coded out a Class Called Car with lets say 3 properties
Public Class Car
Private _car_id As Int32
Private _car_make As String
Private _car_model As String
Public Sub New(ByVal car_id As Int32, _
ByVal car_make As String, _
ByVal car_model As String)
End Sub
Public Property Car_id As Int32
Get
Return _car_id
End Get
Set(value As Int32)
_car_id = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property Car_Make As String
Get
Return _Car_Make
End Get
Set(value As String)
_car_make = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property Car_Model As String
Get
Return _car_model
End Get
Set(value As String)
_car_model = value
End Set
End Property
End Class
Now I need to populate an IEnumerable to keep a list of my Car Objects for future use and I will need to perform a cross compare on another Entity Call in my code.
Public Function GetCars() As IEnumerable(Of CarDB)
Dim data As New List(Of CarDB)
Using ctx As New FundingEntities()
Dim query = From x In ctx.tbl_cars
Select New ???????????
This is where I get lost... How do I fill my IEnumberabl(Of CarDB)????
Any good POCO and Entity Coders please lend a hand, so I can get over this hump...
Thanks

Answer 1

This may be more LINQ related. As long as tbl_cars contains all three fields that you intend to store in a "Car" object, you can do the following:
Dim query As IEnumerable(Of Car) = From x In ctx.tbl_cars Select New Car With {.Car_id = x.Id, .Car_make = x.Make, .Car_Model = x.Model}