I'm trying to create a query which uses a list of ids in the where clause, using the Silverlight ADO.Net Data Services client api (and therefore Linq To Entities). Does anyone know of a workaround to Contains not being supported?
I want to do something like this:
List<long?> txnIds = new List<long?>();
// Fill list
var q = from t in svc.OpenTransaction
where txnIds.Contains(t.OpenTransactionId)
select t;
Tried this:
var q = from t in svc.OpenTransaction
where txnIds.Any<long>(tt => tt == t.OpenTransactionId)
select t;
But got "The method 'Any' is not supported".
Update: EF ≥ 4 supports Contains
directly (Checkout Any
), so you don't need any workaround.
public static IQueryable<TEntity> WhereIn<TEntity, TValue>
(
this ObjectQuery<TEntity> query,
Expression<Func<TEntity, TValue>> selector,
IEnumerable<TValue> collection
)
{
if (selector == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("selector");
if (collection == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("collection");
if (!collection.Any())
return query.Where(t => false);
ParameterExpression p = selector.Parameters.Single();
IEnumerable<Expression> equals = collection.Select(value =>
(Expression)Expression.Equal(selector.Body,
Expression.Constant(value, typeof(TValue))));
Expression body = equals.Aggregate((accumulate, equal) =>
Expression.Or(accumulate, equal));
return query.Where(Expression.Lambda<Func<TEntity, bool>>(body, p));
}
//Optional - to allow static collection:
public static IQueryable<TEntity> WhereIn<TEntity, TValue>
(
this ObjectQuery<TEntity> query,
Expression<Func<TEntity, TValue>> selector,
params TValue[] collection
)
{
return WhereIn(query, selector, (IEnumerable<TValue>)collection);
}
USAGE:
public static void Main()
{
using (MyObjectContext context = new MyObjectContext())
{
//Using method 1 - collection provided as collection
var contacts1 =
context.Contacts.WhereIn(c => c.Name, GetContactNames());
//Using method 2 - collection provided statically
var contacts2 = context.Contacts.WhereIn(c => c.Name,
"Contact1",
"Contact2",
"Contact3",
"Contact4"
);
}
}