UPDATE: Groo's answer was marked correct as it would be a good alternative. I decided to stick with the select/switch statements to avoid the performance issues of using reflection. As far as I can tell there is no way to do what I want without using Dynamic LINQ (and reflection) or a decompiler (to manually code each LINQ statement, which I am already doing by hand). Note: to make this update DropDownList16 through DropDownList20 were removed (needed the characters).Is there a way to abstract the building of a dynamic Linq to SQL query?
I am trying to build a Linq to SQL query with a dynamic where clause, based on user supplied filters. The user needs to be able to filter strings, integers, and dates using advanced options (equal, not equal, contains, starts with, etc). The user needs to be able to use these filters with as many or few columns as desired.
I need to represent the following query using LINQ:
DECLARE @PurchasedInventoryItemID Int = 2 DECLARE @PurchasedInventorySectionID Int = 0 DECLARE @PurchasedInventoryItem_PurchasingCategoryID Int = 3 DECLARE @PurchasedInventorySection_PurchasingCategoryID Int = 0
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Now, I know that a query in .NET doesnt look like this, this is my test in the SQL Design Studio. Naturally VB.NET variables will be used in place of the SQL local variables.My problem is this: All of the conditions after "WHERE" are optional. In that a query might be made that uses one, some, all, or none of the conditions. V.PropertyID and V.Value can also appear any number of times.In VB.NET I can make this query easy enough by simply concatenating strings, and using a loop to append the "V.PropertyID/V.Value" conditions.I can also make a Stored Procedure in MS SQL, which is easy enough.However, I want to accomplish this using LINQ.
Forgive my ignorance on this.I have this LINQ Query:Dim ngBikersDataContext As New CarBikeWalkDataContext
bikersList = (From c In ngBikersDataContext.Reg_Bikers _ Order By c.L_Name _ Select New Bikers() With { _ .BikerID = c.BikerID, _ .F_Name = c.F_Name, _
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with the error "Overload resolution failed because no accesible 'Select' accepts this number of arguments." Over the "NEW" I get an error " ')'expected."
I have been trying the following but it returns unexpected results:
Dim xd As XDocument = _ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <root>
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The above result returns both 'element' nodes however it should only return the first where element/subelement@id=1/subsubelement@id=3 However if results.Ancestors. is used it returns the correct 'subelement' and if that line is not included it returns a single 'subsubelement' whih is also correct I don't understand why when mvoing to the 'element' it returns both (I realise both have a subelement with id=1 but I thought each further query would filter out the presvious results)?
Dim query=Form f in BBSDb.Forms order by f.FormID Descending Select f where I want the f.FormID to be able to replace with a variable..What I mean is.. it doesn't have to f.FormID .. I may want to set f.FormName to be in descending for example using the code dynamically.. Is there anyway to achive?
I want to write a query that the "where" in the query is a string something like"
Dim query as string= "Name =xxxx and Date > 10 " Dim t = from book in doc.Descendants("books") Select _ [Name] = book..value, [Date] = book..value.... Where (query)
This is an extension of my last question which was answered, so I am starting a new thread. I have a query in LINQ that I was given to trim down the columns of a datatable. This works well, however, I need to make the LINQ query dynamic. So the query below:
Dim qColumnsIWant = From row As DataRow In inDT.AsEnumerable() _ Select _ EPN = row.Field(Of Integer)("EPNID"), _ EPNID = row.Field(Of String)("EPNNumber"), _ Ingot = row.Field(Of String)("Ingot"), _ ShopOrder = row.Field(Of String)("ShopOrder")
I have been looking into dynamic querying of datasets and the use of copytodatatable() for a project. I have seen in alot of forums that the copytodatatable functionality is unusable as it was removed. have an example of a dynamic Linq query being loaded into a datatable.
Dim q = From definition In definitionList _ Where definition.ValueDefName.Contains(criteria)[code]....
I have already looked into this answer: LINQ - dynamic WHERE clause?Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me using .net 4.0. When I attempt to pass the criteria string in it ask for a predicate. The end goal is to add any of these:
to be passed into the query depending on what checkboxes the user has selected. How can I create a dynamic where clause in linq to sql? Is there new syntax for passing in a where clause as a string?
1) I am begginner to dynamic Linq and having serious trouble creating expression tree after WHERE
say.: items.Category_ID=4
I tried to construct it like: Dim products = From items In mydatacontent.Products
Dim AA As ParameterExpression = Expression.Parameter(GetType(String), "items")
Dim left1 As Expression = Expression.Property(AA, GetType(String).GetProperty("Category_ID")) here is the error Dim right1 As Expression = Expression.Constant("4") Dim BB As Expression = Expression.Equal(left1, right1)
I'm trying to implement multicolumn filtering using LINQ expressions in a class that extends BindingList(Of T). Here is the relevant code:
Public Function GetFilterPredicate() As Func(Of T, Boolean) Dim expressionList As List(Of Expression) = New List(Of Expression) For Each item as FilterInfo in _FilterList
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However, an exception is thrown at the Expression.Call statement. I can't quite figure out the right arguments to supply. As it is now, I am getting this error when I run the code:
InvalidOperationException was unhandled:No generic method 'Equal' on type 'System.Linq.Expressions.Expression' is compatible with the supplied type arguments and arguments. No type arguments should be provided if the method is non-generic.
I'm having a problem implementing Scott G's Dynamic.vb extension at [URL] in my vb solution. I've searched StackOverflow (80+ Q&As) and numerous other sites without much luck. I'm using VS 2010.I've included Dynamic.vb in a problem with no root namespace, and then added a reference to that project in my main one. I'm getting intellisense for 4 overloads (rather than 2) so I'm pretty certain that the extension is in scope.I was having a tough time with clauses, especially the OrderBy as Scott demonstrated. If I simply pass a string as Scott's VB example did I get the error "Overload resolution failed because no accessible 'OrderBy' can be called with these arguments."
The line of code is:
Dim FilteredComponentList = From Component As MX.Component In ComponentList.AsQueryable _ .OrderBy("Name")
So I found other references that stated to pass a Lambda expression. So I tried this and at least I get no error, even if the sort function still doesn't seem to work. Here is the code that compiles and executes.
Private Sub SortByColumn() If Not cmbComponentFilter.SelectedItem.ToString = "All" Then Dim FilteredComponentList = From Component As MX.Component In ComponentList.AsQueryable _
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When I interrogate the dgvComponents.Columns(e.ColumnIndex).Name it gives the objects property I wish to sort by, but the sort still isn't working. I'm concerned why I can't get Scott's implementation to work, but I've heard his keynotes and read his blogs, so I'm guessing the problem lies with my implementation.
I'd like either to work but need to understand why as well. Why doesn't passing a string work? Isn't the PARAMARRAY declared in the function optional?
I have a listbox that is dynamically filled by certain values depending on what table has been selected from another list box. Once a value is selected, it is being graphed vs a date & time range. With my ignorance of linq: depending on what value is selected, the linq to sql statement I need to create to grab data from my database is different as I can't use an index on an anonymous type.
result = From t In db.APS _ Where t.DateTime >= startDate And _ t.DateTime <= finishDate And t.Weight = weight _ Select t.DateTime, t.TotalConcentration
t.TotalConcentration should be selected if my listbox value is "Total Concentration", but if it's something else, like "Temperature" or "Flow Rate" (connected to appropreate database columns) - this method obviously isn't going to work. I need to be able to dynamically select a specific column from the anonymous type list, or use some other method I'm unaware of to do this.
I am looking for sample linq code snippet which uses System.Linq.Dynamic against a datatable.
Dim entities = (From ent In dt.AsEnumerable().Where(String.Format("IsUSFederal == {0}", "true")) _ Select Description = ent("Description"), Acronym = ent("Acronym")).ToList
I am getting an error "there is no accessible Where can be called with these arguments". I have included the DynamicLinq.vb file and the application compiles fine (aside from this error). I have included Imports System.Linq.Dynamic but it doesn't appear to be working.
How can I use dynamic fields in LINQ in the PART OF THE where query? I mean that I want to write where x = *dynamic fields* I want to do the select query in all of the tables that are in the dataset, not on one datatable.
I'm developing an application to allow engineers to conduct simple single table/view queries against our databases by selecting Database, Table, Fields.
I get how to use the Dynamic LINQ Library Sample to provide for dynamically selecting the Select, Where and Order by Clauses at runtime but I'm at an impass on how to allot for table choice.
Is there a way to provide for dynamically selecting the "from" table at run time
EDIT
So Both of the answers seem to be saying the same general Idea. I'm going to try to convert the C# into VB and get it to work.
The first answer converts to
NotInheritable Class DataContextExtensions Private Sub New() End Sub
I have an untyped dataset returned from my WebService. The user wants to dynamically construct a query referencing tables and columns and specifying values to test for.I have looked at Lambda Expressions and the Expressions.Expression Namespace. I think these provide the answer I'm looking for, but I'm not certain how to go about contructing the linq expressions to extract the datarows I'm looking for.
I plan on limiting the result to one datatable that the query will result in and i"ll provide the joins from the user's constructs.For a simple example I have a DataTable with (n) rows called "Table", and in it there is a computed column called "b_IsActive" that has the expression "Convert(IsActive, 'System.Boolean')". The user wants to retrieve all rows in "Table" where field "b_IsActive" is true.
I've recently ported my website from 2005 to 2008, and I'm using LINQ Queries to implement a search. The issue is that none of the fields are mandatory, so I've had to implement a dynamic LINQ Query (sic?). Here's the relevant code -
Public Function searchQuery(ByVal titleType As String, ByVal titleName As String, _ ByVal configMgr As String, ByVal lifecycle As String, _ ByVal CIType As String, ByVal recordsPerPage As String) As IEnumerable(Of
I am binding a Winforms Grid to an entity. (For reasons I won't go into here it must be bound to the entity, not the result a query) The code is as follows:
I've build a large program with many references. F.e.:
System.Data.DataSetExtensions System.Linq.Dynamic
I've to write a Dynamic Linq Expression: [URL]
In my case: Dim query As IEnumerable = ds.Sales.Where(strWhere)
But with System.Data.DataSetExtensions Where is misinterpreted. The compiler expects (Datarow, Integer, Boolean). If I delete System.Data.DataSetExtensions everything is ok with this expression, but I get many other errors, so I need this reference. What can I do that the Where is interpreted correctly?
Is there a way to use Meta Tales or Table names to Construct a dynamic query in LINQ?
foreach (var metaTable in db.Mapping.GetTables()) { var queryType = metaTable.RowType.Type;
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Is there a way to do something like this? The attempt above yields the error:Could not find an implementation of the query pattern for source type 'System.Data.Linq.ITable'. 'Select' not found. Consider explicitly specifying the type of the range variable 'q'.
I'm trying to query old Access database tables and compare them with SQL Server tables.They often don't have primary keys, or they have extra fields that had some purpose in the nineties, etc., or the new tables have new fields, etc.I need to find records - based on a set of fields specified at runtime - that are in one table but not another.So, I do this kind of query all the time in SQL, when I'm comparing data in different tables:
dim fields_i_care_about as string = "field1, field2, field3" 'This kind of thing gets set by a caller, can be any number of fields, depends on the 'table dim s as string= ""
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It tells me it can't convert a Boolean - Is there any way to do this without Linq expressions? They seem far more complex than what I'm trying to do here, and they take a lot of code, and also I can't seem to find examples of Expressions where we're comparing two fields in a subquery.Is there a simpler way? I know I could do the usual EXISTS query using JOIN or IN - in this case I don't need the query to be super fast or anything. And I don't need to use a DataTable or DataSet - I can put the data in some other kind of object.
