Entity Framework Ordering Includes

Question

I am trying to get something like the following to work:

_dbmsParentSections = FactoryTools.Factory.PdfSections
                        .Include(x => x.Ch         


        

Answer 1

The extension method Includeis a mere wrapper around DbQuery.Include. Internally it does not execute the expressions but only parses them, i.e. it takes their member expressions and converts them to a path as string. The path is used as input for DbQuery.Include.

It has been requested before to enhance the functionality of Include, e.g. to allow partly loaded collections by including a Where clause. Ordering could be another change request. But as you see, because of the internal working of Include the whole mechanism will have to be re-engineered to implement such enhancements. I don't see it on the current road map so it may take a while...