Include Grandchildren in EF Query

Question

Given the object hierarchy

public class Parent
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public virtual Child Child { get; set; }
}

public class Child
{
    pub         


        

Answer 1

Sure, you can do

var hierarchy = from p in ctx.Parents
                    .Include(p => p.Children.Select(c => c.GrandChild))
                select p;

See MSDN, caption Remarks, the fifth bullet.