Entity Framework not loading related objects
c#, entity-framework
Solution
You should explicitly include references with the Include() method. It has two overloads: one takes the property as lambda expression, the other takes the path to load as a string (useful when you need to load references on objects available in collections).
MSDN reference
Problem
I am new to Entity Framework, but might be misunderstanding something, or doing something wrong. My code, to get me a list of tasks for a particular person : ``` public List<TaskObject> GetAssignedTasks(int personId) { var items = (from s in _te.tasks where s.person.person_id == personId select s).ToList(); var tasks = new List<TaskObject>(); foreach (var t in items) { TaskObject tk = Transformer.UnpackTask(t); tasks.Add(tk); } return tasks; } ``` My problem is, it seems to get a list of records back, but related items are not loaded. My 'Transformer.UnpackTask' method takes the task entity which I loaded, and then transforms it into a different object which goes up to the UI via the business/service layers. But as soon as my Unpacker function tries to references an item which is a related object (For example, a task has an 'AssignedPerson', which has a Person entity with person details. But the AssignedPerson property of my entity is NULL. I thought it would load the related items. Am I misunderstanding?