LINQ to Entites: How should I handle System.InvalidOperationException when checking for existance of

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I have a many-to-one relationship that users can edit via checkboxes. PK of Foo is ID, and fid contains the id from the checkbox.

I'm checking to see if an element exists with:

Foo ent;
try
{
  ent = ctx.Foo.First(f => f.ID == fid);
}
catch (System.InvalidOperationException ioe)
{
  ent = new Foo();
}

It seems to me that I should be able to do this without throwing an exception. What would be the best way to do this?

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