Where is .Include DbExtension for EF 6.0?

Question

Was DbExtensions lib not included for EF 6.0? I have a generic repo that returns and IQueryable and I'd like to be able to call .Include(i => i.SomeEntity) on demaind when needed.

Answer 1

I'm going to answer my own question. You don't make a reference to System.Data.Entity for version 6 to get the DbExtensions. You need to reference the EntityFramework itself and add using System.Data.Entity at the top of your cs file and the .Include() will be there.

Answer 2

For EF 6.0 these functions are now available in System.Data.Entity.QueryableExtensions within EntityFramework.dll:

public static IQueryable Include(this IQueryable source, string path);

public static IQueryable<T> Include<T>(this IQueryable<T> source, string path);

public static IQueryable<T> Include<T, TProperty>(this IQueryable<T> source, Expression<Func<T, TProperty>> path);