How to perform a many-to-many Linq query with Include in the EF.
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Hi, I don't know how to perform this query using Linq and the EF.
Imagine I have three tables A, B and C.
A and B have a many-to-many relationship. B and C have a 1-to-many relationship.
I want to obtain records from B including C but filtering from A's Id. I can get easily the records from B:
var b = Context.A.Where(x => x.Id.Equals(aId)).SelectMany(x => x.B);
but when I try to include C I don't know how to do it:
//This doesn't work    
var b = Context.A.Where(x => x.Id.Equals(aId)).SelectMany(x => x.B.Include("C"));
Also I've tried this with no luck (it is equivalent to the above):
//Not working
var b = (from a in Context.A.Where(x => x.Id.Equals(aId))
         from b in a.B.Include("C")
         select b);
Thanks for your help.
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