Question

I have below tables

1. Address -> AddressID
2. Designation -> DesignationID
3. Stores -> StoreID, AddressId
4. Contacts -> ContactID, StoreID, DesignationID
5. ContactsAddresses => ContactID, AddressID

and related NavigationProperties. I want to load all the Stores with all Contacts and their contact’s associated Data (Designation and ContactsAddresses)

I tried something like below:

this.ObjectContext.Stores.Include("Contacts.Designation.ContactsAddresses")
   .Include("Address");

I have a doubt that when I write Contacts.Designation.ContactsAddresses -> whether it consider ContactsAddresses as Contacts navigation property or Designation’s navigation Property. Cause I also need to include Address in ContactsAddresses. Its multiple hierarchy which needs to be resolved.

I want to have each contact’s Designation and all addresses. Can anyone please help me solving this issue.

Answer 1

Explicitly specify the two include paths.

this.ObjectContext.Stores.Include("Contacts.Designation")
     .Include("Contacts.ContactsAddresses");