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How can I access the "ThenInclude() IIncludableQueryable from an Include()
In Entity Framework, I can set up a query as:
var query = dbContext.Organizations
.IncludeAll()
.Include(org => org.Events)
.ThenInclude(e => e.Signups)
And in this case, what is returned from Include(org => org.Events) is an object that can be used for another Include() call which is an include of the Organizations model. Or it can be a ThenInclude() which is an include of the Events model.
I need to include every Event property. I have a method that does this:
public static IQueryable<Event> IncludeAll(this IQueryable<Event> source)
{
return source
.Include(e => e.Description)
.Include(e => e.Hosts)
.Include(e => e.Instances)
.Include(e => e.Interest)
.Include(e => e.Owner)
.Include(e => e.Parent)
.Include(e => e.PatternEvent)
.Include(e => e.Picture)
.Include(e => e.Shifts)
.Include(e => e.Signups)
.Include(e => e.Tags)
.Include(e => e.Thumbnail);
}
I think, there must be a way to do the following:
var query = dbContext.Organizations
// include all Organization properties
.IncludeAll()
.Include(org => org.Events)
// include all Event properties.
.IncludeAll()
And that second IncludeAll() is the IQueryable<Event> IncludeAll and not the IQueryable<Organization> IncludeAll. Or is there a way to define a ThenIncludeAll()?
public static IQueryable<Event> ThenIncludeAll(this IQueryable<Event> source)
{
return source
.Include(e => e.Description)
.Include(e => e.Hosts)
.Include(e => e.Instances)
.Include(e => e.Interest)
.Include(e => e.Owner)
.Include(e => e.Parent)
.Include(e => e.PatternEvent)
.Include(e => e.Picture)
.Include(e => e.Shifts)
.Include(e => e.Signups)
.Include(e => e.Tags)
.Include(e => e.Thumbnail);
}
Because using a single method to include everything is better than not only having to copy/paste this code everywhere, but update all those code locations when another complex property is added.