Entity Framework Code First Lazy Loading

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This is wrong

“virtual” keyword is used for not loading the entities unless you
explicit this (using an “Include” statement)

Lazy Loading means that entities will be automatically loaded when you first access collection or navigation property, and that will happen transparently, as though they were always loaded with parent object.

Using “include” is loading on demand, when you specify properties you want to query.

Existence of virtual keyword is related only to lazy loading. virtual keyword allows entity framework runtime create dynamic proxies for your entity classes and their properties, and by that support lazy loading. Without virtual, lazy loading will not be supported, and you get null on collection properties.

Fact is that you can use “include” in any case, but without lazy loading it is the only way to access collection and navigation properties.

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