# Multiple Nested Includes

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-nested-includes/91524>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 10, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-nested-includes/91524 "2007-04-10T02:56:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nappin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@nappin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nappin)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-nested-includes/91524/1 "2007-04-10T02:56:42Z")

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I’m trying to do multiple nested includes on an AR find. Something  
like:

```
@result = User.find_by_id(id, :include => [:something, [:nest_1 =>

```

[:a, :b]], [:nest\_2 =\> [:c, :d]]])

Unfortunately when I view my logs, it seems like only the first include  
actually works. Referencing anything from @result.nest\_2, triggers a db  
call. Has anyone experienced a similar issue, or have any hints to  
something I could be doing wrong?

(I’m running rails 1.2.2.)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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**Author:** ![nappin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@nappin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nappin)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-nested-includes/91524/2 "2007-05-02T19:48:43Z")

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Just in case anyone was interested, I’ve filed a ticket

[http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8244](http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8244)