Entity Framework Core: How to include a null related Entity with its null column properties?
Simplest solution is to initialize property after materialization:
var students = _dbcontext.Student .Include(s => s.Grade) .AsNoTracking() .ToList();Grade emptyGrade = null;foreach(var s in students){ if (s.Grade == null) { emptyGrade ??= new Grade(); s.Grade = emptyGrade; }}Also there is another option with custom projection
var query = from s in _dbcontext.Student select new Student { Id = s.Id, Name = s.Name, GradeId = s.GradeId, grade = s.grade ?? new Grade() };var students = query.ToList();