Filtering Related Entites with Entity Framework









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According to this StackOverflow answer:



Linq to Entities - how to filter on child entities



you should be able to filter down the list of related entities in Entity Framework by utilizing a projection, like I've done here:



Company company = _context.Company
.Where(g => g.CompanyId == id)
.Select(comp => new

group = comp,
operators = comp.Operator,
formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
).AsEnumerable().Select(i => i.group).FirstOrDefault();


To give a quick overview of what I'm trying to obtain here, I'm trying to get a list of all of the active form families associated with this company object, however, whenever I restrict the results in any way, the result set is empty.



  • If the line were formFamilies = comp.FormFamily then it returns two results, one active one inactive

  • If the line is formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.Where(ff => true) then it returns nothing

  • If the line is formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.OrderBy(ff => ff.FormFamilyId) then it returns nothing.

Any sort of modification that I do to comp.FormFamily means the result set returns nothing, I've dug through the deepest sections of SA to try to find a solution, and tried every solution I've found, but nothing seems to cause this list to return anything.










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  • could u plz add your Company and FormFamily entity to your question?
    – er-shoaib
    Nov 12 at 5:36










  • It would be awesome if you could provide a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example
    – JohnB
    Nov 12 at 5:44














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According to this StackOverflow answer:



Linq to Entities - how to filter on child entities



you should be able to filter down the list of related entities in Entity Framework by utilizing a projection, like I've done here:



Company company = _context.Company
.Where(g => g.CompanyId == id)
.Select(comp => new

group = comp,
operators = comp.Operator,
formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
).AsEnumerable().Select(i => i.group).FirstOrDefault();


To give a quick overview of what I'm trying to obtain here, I'm trying to get a list of all of the active form families associated with this company object, however, whenever I restrict the results in any way, the result set is empty.



  • If the line were formFamilies = comp.FormFamily then it returns two results, one active one inactive

  • If the line is formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.Where(ff => true) then it returns nothing

  • If the line is formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.OrderBy(ff => ff.FormFamilyId) then it returns nothing.

Any sort of modification that I do to comp.FormFamily means the result set returns nothing, I've dug through the deepest sections of SA to try to find a solution, and tried every solution I've found, but nothing seems to cause this list to return anything.










share|improve this question























  • could u plz add your Company and FormFamily entity to your question?
    – er-shoaib
    Nov 12 at 5:36










  • It would be awesome if you could provide a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example
    – JohnB
    Nov 12 at 5:44












up vote
0
down vote

favorite









up vote
0
down vote

favorite











According to this StackOverflow answer:



Linq to Entities - how to filter on child entities



you should be able to filter down the list of related entities in Entity Framework by utilizing a projection, like I've done here:



Company company = _context.Company
.Where(g => g.CompanyId == id)
.Select(comp => new

group = comp,
operators = comp.Operator,
formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
).AsEnumerable().Select(i => i.group).FirstOrDefault();


To give a quick overview of what I'm trying to obtain here, I'm trying to get a list of all of the active form families associated with this company object, however, whenever I restrict the results in any way, the result set is empty.



  • If the line were formFamilies = comp.FormFamily then it returns two results, one active one inactive

  • If the line is formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.Where(ff => true) then it returns nothing

  • If the line is formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.OrderBy(ff => ff.FormFamilyId) then it returns nothing.

Any sort of modification that I do to comp.FormFamily means the result set returns nothing, I've dug through the deepest sections of SA to try to find a solution, and tried every solution I've found, but nothing seems to cause this list to return anything.










share|improve this question















According to this StackOverflow answer:



Linq to Entities - how to filter on child entities



you should be able to filter down the list of related entities in Entity Framework by utilizing a projection, like I've done here:



Company company = _context.Company
.Where(g => g.CompanyId == id)
.Select(comp => new

group = comp,
operators = comp.Operator,
formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
).AsEnumerable().Select(i => i.group).FirstOrDefault();


To give a quick overview of what I'm trying to obtain here, I'm trying to get a list of all of the active form families associated with this company object, however, whenever I restrict the results in any way, the result set is empty.



  • If the line were formFamilies = comp.FormFamily then it returns two results, one active one inactive

  • If the line is formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.Where(ff => true) then it returns nothing

  • If the line is formFamilies = comp.FormFamily.OrderBy(ff => ff.FormFamilyId) then it returns nothing.

Any sort of modification that I do to comp.FormFamily means the result set returns nothing, I've dug through the deepest sections of SA to try to find a solution, and tried every solution I've found, but nothing seems to cause this list to return anything.







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  • could u plz add your Company and FormFamily entity to your question?
    – er-shoaib
    Nov 12 at 5:36










  • It would be awesome if you could provide a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example
    – JohnB
    Nov 12 at 5:44
















  • could u plz add your Company and FormFamily entity to your question?
    – er-shoaib
    Nov 12 at 5:36










  • It would be awesome if you could provide a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example
    – JohnB
    Nov 12 at 5:44















could u plz add your Company and FormFamily entity to your question?
– er-shoaib
Nov 12 at 5:36




could u plz add your Company and FormFamily entity to your question?
– er-shoaib
Nov 12 at 5:36












It would be awesome if you could provide a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example
– JohnB
Nov 12 at 5:44




It would be awesome if you could provide a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example
– JohnB
Nov 12 at 5:44












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Assuming that Company and FormFamily entities has one to many relationship I would suggest to use a join statement.Something like this should give you what you are looking for.



 var company = from c in _context.Company
join f in _context.FormFamily
on c.Id equals f.CompanyId
where c.Id == id
select new Company()

Id = c.Id,
operators = c.Operator.ToList(),
formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive ==
false).ToList()
.FirstOrDefault();


Hope this helps.






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  • Thank you, I eventually solved the issue by using populating the list with a second query by using: _context.Entry(company) .Collection(ff => ff.FormFamily).Query().Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false) .Load(); But that did it in two queries. Out of curiosity, is there any way that you know to convert it to linq-to-entities? I mainly use that and would prefer not to mix syntax.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:11











  • Join syntax gets a bit weird in method form. Something like this might help you var company = _context.Company.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.Id == Id).Join(_dbContext.FormFamily,x => x.Id, c => c.CompanyId , (x, c) => x).Select(x => new Company() Id =x.Id,formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive == false).ToList(), );
    – Farrukh Manzoor
    Nov 13 at 10:11


















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I didn't quite understand what is your query is supposed to do. But it seems to me that you cannot just call Select method on another Select result method.



Anyway, you could simply use Include methods instead of projecting.



var company = _context.Company
.Where(c => c.Id == id)
.Include(c => c.FormFamily).Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
.ToList();


Did not test it. To prove it works or not be sure put an entity model in the question. Then I may produce more accurate answer.






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  • That won't work, when you call where on an include you will get an exception.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:02










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Assuming that Company and FormFamily entities has one to many relationship I would suggest to use a join statement.Something like this should give you what you are looking for.



 var company = from c in _context.Company
join f in _context.FormFamily
on c.Id equals f.CompanyId
where c.Id == id
select new Company()

Id = c.Id,
operators = c.Operator.ToList(),
formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive ==
false).ToList()
.FirstOrDefault();


Hope this helps.






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  • Thank you, I eventually solved the issue by using populating the list with a second query by using: _context.Entry(company) .Collection(ff => ff.FormFamily).Query().Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false) .Load(); But that did it in two queries. Out of curiosity, is there any way that you know to convert it to linq-to-entities? I mainly use that and would prefer not to mix syntax.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:11











  • Join syntax gets a bit weird in method form. Something like this might help you var company = _context.Company.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.Id == Id).Join(_dbContext.FormFamily,x => x.Id, c => c.CompanyId , (x, c) => x).Select(x => new Company() Id =x.Id,formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive == false).ToList(), );
    – Farrukh Manzoor
    Nov 13 at 10:11















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accepted










Assuming that Company and FormFamily entities has one to many relationship I would suggest to use a join statement.Something like this should give you what you are looking for.



 var company = from c in _context.Company
join f in _context.FormFamily
on c.Id equals f.CompanyId
where c.Id == id
select new Company()

Id = c.Id,
operators = c.Operator.ToList(),
formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive ==
false).ToList()
.FirstOrDefault();


Hope this helps.






share|improve this answer




















  • Thank you, I eventually solved the issue by using populating the list with a second query by using: _context.Entry(company) .Collection(ff => ff.FormFamily).Query().Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false) .Load(); But that did it in two queries. Out of curiosity, is there any way that you know to convert it to linq-to-entities? I mainly use that and would prefer not to mix syntax.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:11











  • Join syntax gets a bit weird in method form. Something like this might help you var company = _context.Company.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.Id == Id).Join(_dbContext.FormFamily,x => x.Id, c => c.CompanyId , (x, c) => x).Select(x => new Company() Id =x.Id,formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive == false).ToList(), );
    – Farrukh Manzoor
    Nov 13 at 10:11













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Assuming that Company and FormFamily entities has one to many relationship I would suggest to use a join statement.Something like this should give you what you are looking for.



 var company = from c in _context.Company
join f in _context.FormFamily
on c.Id equals f.CompanyId
where c.Id == id
select new Company()

Id = c.Id,
operators = c.Operator.ToList(),
formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive ==
false).ToList()
.FirstOrDefault();


Hope this helps.






share|improve this answer












Assuming that Company and FormFamily entities has one to many relationship I would suggest to use a join statement.Something like this should give you what you are looking for.



 var company = from c in _context.Company
join f in _context.FormFamily
on c.Id equals f.CompanyId
where c.Id == id
select new Company()

Id = c.Id,
operators = c.Operator.ToList(),
formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive ==
false).ToList()
.FirstOrDefault();


Hope this helps.







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  • Thank you, I eventually solved the issue by using populating the list with a second query by using: _context.Entry(company) .Collection(ff => ff.FormFamily).Query().Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false) .Load(); But that did it in two queries. Out of curiosity, is there any way that you know to convert it to linq-to-entities? I mainly use that and would prefer not to mix syntax.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:11











  • Join syntax gets a bit weird in method form. Something like this might help you var company = _context.Company.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.Id == Id).Join(_dbContext.FormFamily,x => x.Id, c => c.CompanyId , (x, c) => x).Select(x => new Company() Id =x.Id,formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive == false).ToList(), );
    – Farrukh Manzoor
    Nov 13 at 10:11

















  • Thank you, I eventually solved the issue by using populating the list with a second query by using: _context.Entry(company) .Collection(ff => ff.FormFamily).Query().Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false) .Load(); But that did it in two queries. Out of curiosity, is there any way that you know to convert it to linq-to-entities? I mainly use that and would prefer not to mix syntax.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:11











  • Join syntax gets a bit weird in method form. Something like this might help you var company = _context.Company.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.Id == Id).Join(_dbContext.FormFamily,x => x.Id, c => c.CompanyId , (x, c) => x).Select(x => new Company() Id =x.Id,formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive == false).ToList(), );
    – Farrukh Manzoor
    Nov 13 at 10:11
















Thank you, I eventually solved the issue by using populating the list with a second query by using: _context.Entry(company) .Collection(ff => ff.FormFamily).Query().Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false) .Load(); But that did it in two queries. Out of curiosity, is there any way that you know to convert it to linq-to-entities? I mainly use that and would prefer not to mix syntax.
– Conner Phillis
Nov 12 at 18:11





Thank you, I eventually solved the issue by using populating the list with a second query by using: _context.Entry(company) .Collection(ff => ff.FormFamily).Query().Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false) .Load(); But that did it in two queries. Out of curiosity, is there any way that you know to convert it to linq-to-entities? I mainly use that and would prefer not to mix syntax.
– Conner Phillis
Nov 12 at 18:11













Join syntax gets a bit weird in method form. Something like this might help you var company = _context.Company.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.Id == Id).Join(_dbContext.FormFamily,x => x.Id, c => c.CompanyId , (x, c) => x).Select(x => new Company() Id =x.Id,formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive == false).ToList(), );
– Farrukh Manzoor
Nov 13 at 10:11





Join syntax gets a bit weird in method form. Something like this might help you var company = _context.Company.FirstOrDefault(x=>x.Id == Id).Join(_dbContext.FormFamily,x => x.Id, c => c.CompanyId , (x, c) => x).Select(x => new Company() Id =x.Id,formFamilies = c.FormFamily.Where(x=>x.IsActive == false).ToList(), );
– Farrukh Manzoor
Nov 13 at 10:11













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I didn't quite understand what is your query is supposed to do. But it seems to me that you cannot just call Select method on another Select result method.



Anyway, you could simply use Include methods instead of projecting.



var company = _context.Company
.Where(c => c.Id == id)
.Include(c => c.FormFamily).Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
.ToList();


Did not test it. To prove it works or not be sure put an entity model in the question. Then I may produce more accurate answer.






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  • That won't work, when you call where on an include you will get an exception.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:02














up vote
0
down vote













I didn't quite understand what is your query is supposed to do. But it seems to me that you cannot just call Select method on another Select result method.



Anyway, you could simply use Include methods instead of projecting.



var company = _context.Company
.Where(c => c.Id == id)
.Include(c => c.FormFamily).Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
.ToList();


Did not test it. To prove it works or not be sure put an entity model in the question. Then I may produce more accurate answer.






share|improve this answer




















  • That won't work, when you call where on an include you will get an exception.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:02












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down vote










up vote
0
down vote









I didn't quite understand what is your query is supposed to do. But it seems to me that you cannot just call Select method on another Select result method.



Anyway, you could simply use Include methods instead of projecting.



var company = _context.Company
.Where(c => c.Id == id)
.Include(c => c.FormFamily).Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
.ToList();


Did not test it. To prove it works or not be sure put an entity model in the question. Then I may produce more accurate answer.






share|improve this answer












I didn't quite understand what is your query is supposed to do. But it seems to me that you cannot just call Select method on another Select result method.



Anyway, you could simply use Include methods instead of projecting.



var company = _context.Company
.Where(c => c.Id == id)
.Include(c => c.FormFamily).Where(ff => ff.IsActive ?? false)
.ToList();


Did not test it. To prove it works or not be sure put an entity model in the question. Then I may produce more accurate answer.







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  • That won't work, when you call where on an include you will get an exception.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:02
















  • That won't work, when you call where on an include you will get an exception.
    – Conner Phillis
    Nov 12 at 18:02















That won't work, when you call where on an include you will get an exception.
– Conner Phillis
Nov 12 at 18:02




That won't work, when you call where on an include you will get an exception.
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