Question
I', approaching to EF6. I have understood that, if I want a single record, I can use the First() method (usable also like a "get", I think).
But what if I want a collection of records from my table? I mean, if the result of query can have a cardinality from 0 to N... what have I to do?
Silly Example:
Name table: SomeTable
ID NAME SOMEATTR
1 A YELLOW
2 B RED
3 C YELLOW
4 D YELLOW
5 E BLUE
...
How can I get all the records where someAttr is "yellow"?
Accepted Answer
using linq & C#
private readonly myEntities db = new myEntities()
public list<SomeTable> MyRecords()
{
return res = db.SomeTables.where(o => o.SOMEATTR == "YELLOW").ToList()
}
Popular Answer
Once you have your Linq query...
var query = (from ... in ... where ... select ...);
Or, for your specific example:
var query = (from r in dbContext.MyTable where (r.someAttr == "YELLOW") select r);
You can either just iterate over it using foreach which will cause it to be executed once and then yield the results ...
foreach (var r in query)
{
}
... or call ToList() (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/bb342261(v=vs.100).aspx) if you want to acquire a list that can, later, be passed around, manipulated or examined many times. (This list is essentially disconnected from the server after it is returned.)
var list = query.ToList()
... or use it to construct a collection like a HashSet<T> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb301504(v=vs.110).aspx)
var set = new HashSet<T>(query)
Any of these will cause it to be executed on the server, only once, and process the results.
After all, the query itself is IEnumerable. It is also IQueryable so you could manipulate it further and then enumerate the results, like...
var sortedList = query.OrderBy(...).ToList()
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