LINQ Query Returning Too Many Results When Filtering by Nested Properties in C#
I'm stuck on something that should probably be simple. I'm dealing with I'm having a hard time understanding I'm relatively new to this, so bear with me... I'm currently working on a LINQ query to filter a list of orders based on a customer's status, but I'm working with an scenario where the query returns more results than expected. I'm using .NET 6 with Entity Framework Core 6.0. My data model has `Order` and `Customer` classes, where an `Order` has a navigation property to `Customer`. I want to filter orders for customers whose status is 'Active'. Here's the code I have so far: ```csharp var activeOrders = context.Orders .Where(order => order.Customer.Status == "Active") .ToList(); ``` However, I noticed that the `activeOrders` list contains orders from customers with the status set to 'Inactive' as well. I've tried debugging the query by checking the SQL generated by EF Core, and it seems correct, but the results don't match my expectations. I also tested the filtering logic using a simple LINQ-to-Objects setup, and it worked as intended: ```csharp var orders = new List<Order> { ... }; // Sample orders var filteredOrders = orders.Where(o => o.Customer.Status == "Active").ToList(); ``` This returns the expected results, so I'm confused about why the EF Core query is behaving differently. Is there something I might be missing in the context configuration or the relationship setup between `Order` and `Customer` that could affect the filtering? Any insights would be appreciated! This is part of a larger service I'm building. Any help would be greatly appreciated! What's the best practice here? Am I missing something obvious? I'm working in a Debian environment.