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Asked: 2026-05-28T04:59:00+00:00

Hello I’m trying to do the impossible apparently. I need a self referenced table

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Hello I’m trying to do the impossible apparently.

I need a self referenced table with a many to many relationship to itself that also has a specific order in c# entity framework (4.2) database first.

Think of it like Friends having Friends in which they order their friendship > Best Friend to Worst Friend.

Is there anyway to do this without using the “FriendToFriend” relationship entity? I would like to be able to use Friend.Friends (removing the order column creates it), but I would have a default order based on their friendshipOrder. My work around is looking like extending the generated classes to have a new property for Friends in order.

Any one else have any better ideas?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Entity framework does not support ordered collections. This is one of many situations where EF shows its immaturity.

    Try nHibernate if it is a viable option. It supports ordered collections.

    With EF you will have to map the intermediate table with extra column and manually adjust the ordering according to your logic.

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