SharePoint list CAML query using CONTAINS
I'm trying to query a SharePoint list using the following CAML query in a webpart. I have tested the query in U2U CAML Query Builder and Stramit CAML Viewer and it works fine, only returning the matching records, but when I use it in my webpart it return all list items. It is driving me crazyyyyy. Here is the code:
string camlQuery = string.Format(@"<Query><Where><Contains><FieldRef Name='Title' /><Value Type='Text'>2</Value></Contains></Where></Query>");
SPQuery query = new SPQuery();
query.Query = camlQuery;
SPListItemCollection items = Articles.GetItems(query);
grid.DataSource = items.GetDataTable();
grid.DataBind();
Answer
Leave out the surrounding Query tag, just use:
<Where><Contains><FieldRef Name='Title' /><Value Type='Text'>2</Value></Contains></Where>
SPQuery adds the Query tag itself.