Question

So far, I thought I could do:

 var num = db.MyTable.Include(x => x.RelatedTable)
           .Count( x.idTenant == CurrentTenantID && x.Active &&
              x.RelatedTable.SomeProperty.Value == true);

This always return zero records.
Am I assuming wrongly that Including the RelatedTable I can use it in the where part?

By the way… the “SomeProperty” is Nullable, that is why the “.Value”.

I’m using Entity Framework 4.1. (Database first)

Answer 1

Are you trying to get the number of records? If so, why do you even need the Include? Entity Framework will lazy-load the RelatedTable entity set for you when it evaluates your Count condition. Also, if SomeProperty is a bool?, you should check if it has a value before you check the value itself.

var num = db.MyTable.Count(x => 
    x.idTenant == CurrentTenantID && 
    x.Active && 
    (x.RelatedTable.SomeProperty.HasValue && 
     x.RelatedTable.SomeProperty.Value));