using (var context = new UnicornsContext())
{
// Load all castles, all related ladies-in-waiting, and all related
// princesses
var castles1 = context.Castles
.Include(c => c.LadiesInWaiting.Select(b => b.Princess))
.ToList();
// Load all unicorns, all related princesses, and all related ladies
var unicorns1 = context.Unicorns
.Include(u => u.Princess.LadiesInWaiting)
.ToList();
// Load all castles, all related ladies, and all related princesses
// using a string to specify the relationships
var castles2 = context.Castles
.Include("LadiesInWaiting.Princess")
.ToList();
// Load all unicorns, all related princesses, and all related ladies
// using a string to specify the relationships
var unicorns2 = context.Unicorns
.Include("Princess.LadiesInWaiting")
.ToList();
}
Note that it is not currently possible to filter which related entities are loaded.