LazyLoaderExtensions.Load<TRelated> Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure

Assembly:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Abstractions.dll

Package:

Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Abstractions v8.0.0

Loads a navigation property if it has not already been loaded.

public static TRelated? Load<TRelated> (this Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.ILazyLoader? loader, object entity, ref TRelated? navigationField, string navigationName = "") where TRelated : class;

static member Load : Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.ILazyLoader * obj * 'Related * string -> 'Related (requires 'Related : null)

<Extension()>
Public Function Load(Of TRelated As Class) (loader As ILazyLoader, entity As Object, ByRef navigationField As TRelated, Optional navigationName As String = "") As TRelated

Type Parameters

TRelated

The type of the navigation property.

Parameters

loader

ILazyLoader

The loader instance, which may be null.

entity

Object

The entity on which the navigation property is located.

navigationField

TRelated

A reference to the backing field for the navigation.

navigationName

String

The navigation property name.

Returns

TRelated

The loaded navigation property value, or the navigation property value unchanged if the loader is null.

Remarks

See Lazy loading for more information and examples.