How to include a child object's child object in Entity Framework 5

Question

I am using Entity Framework 5 code first and ASP.NET MVC 3.

I am struggling to get a child object\'s child object to populate. Below are m

Answer 1

With EF Core in .NET Core you can use the keyword ThenInclude :

return DatabaseContext.Applications
 .Include(a => a.Children).ThenInclude(c => c.ChildRelationshipType);

Include childs from childrens collection :

return DatabaseContext.Applications
 .Include(a => a.Childrens).ThenInclude(cs => cs.ChildRelationshipType1)
 .Include(a => a.Childrens).ThenInclude(cs => cs.ChildRelationshipType2);