Find linq Entity through a string value

Question

How can I receive a string value, for example, "User" and find a Entity with this name, and use this Entity as a type?

Thanks!!

EDITED: "User" is the name of the Entity in dbml, not a property

Answer 1

you could possibly use the Mapping.GetTables() on your datacontext, ie:

var tables = context.Mapping.GetTables().ToList();

then search through that to find the name.