I'm learning the Asp.net web api 2.0 and the current CRUD method just searches by id so I attempted to make it search by a title of a book but I've been unsuccessful.
What I added to the WebApiConfig.cs:
config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
name: "DefaultApi",
routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{name}",
defaults: new { name = RouteParameter.Optional }
};
And the part I'm having trouble with:
// GET: api/Books/Name
[ResponseType(typeof(Book))]
public IHttpActionResult GetBook(string name)
{
Book book = from a in db.Books where a.Title == name select a;
if (book == null)
{
return NotFound();
}
else
{
return Ok(book);
}
}
However it would let me build this, on the line where I'm trying to run the LINQ query I get an error of: Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Linq.IQueryable<BookService.Models.Book>'to 'BookService.Models.Book'.
I tried changing the query around to be Book book = db.Books.Where(a => a.Title == name).AsQueryable(); but I still get the same error.
It returns a result set of IQueryable. Change
Book book = from a in db.Books where a.Title == name select a;
to
var books = from a in db.Books where a.Title == name select a;
and then you need to iterate on the result set.
Or if you only need the first result set then you can use FirstOrDefault
Book book = db.Books.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Title == name);
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I am working on Entity Framework 6 in C# .NET CORE 2.0 application. I have requirement to get role id from database where roleName = x and add role reference to user as in one: many table
I want to avoid 2 trip to database, I want to do in one go or in single Linq query
UserDataModel userObj = new UserDataModel()
{
Id = fakeUserID,
Name = "k1",
Surname = "z",
Email = "k.z#yahoo.co.uk",
Roles = new List<UserRoleDataModel>
{
new UserRoleDataModel {
UserId = fakeUserID,
RoleId = Context.Roles.Where(roleName => roleName.Name == RoleName).Select(x=>x.Id)
}
}
};
Context.Add<UserModel>(userObj);
Context.SaveChanges();
above code gives me error at RoleId
refer in screen shot;
Error because you are assigning IQueryable to a Property of type Int (I Assumed its Int). You should do this:
RoleId = Context.Roles.Where(roleName => roleName.Name == RoleName && roleName.Id==Id).Select(x=>x.Id).First();
I'm trying to run the following linq query:
var entries = from entry in _db.Entries
select new CommentSummary()
{
NumberOfComments = entry.Message.Count(),
UserName = entry.Name
};
when I execute the query, it throws the mentioned error:
Message=DbExpressionBinding requires an input expression with a collection ResultType.
Parameter name: input
If I use
var entries = from entry in _db.Entries
group entry by entry.Name into groupedByName
orderby groupedByName.Count() descending
select new CommentSummary
{
NumberOfComments = groupedByName.Count(),
UserName = groupedByName.Key
};
there is no error, but the Comments are not counted correctly: all NumberOfComments values are "1", and there should be some "1" and some "0".
Any ideas? Thanks
you should use 'by new' after 'group'. I hope this will help you.
var entries = from entry in _db.Entries
group entry by new { entry.Name } into groupedByName
select new
{
groupedByName.Key.Name,
NumberOfComments = groupedByName.Count(x => x.Name != null)
};
I've looked at the various solutions here but none of them seem to work for me, probably because I'm too new to all this and am groping in the dark a bit. In the code below, the object "appointment" contains some basic LDAP information. From a list of such objects I want to be able to get a single record, based on employee id. I hope the code here is sufficient to illustrate. FTR, I've tried various formulations, including trying to use from and a select. All fail with the error given in the Title above.
IQueryable<appointment> query = null;
foreach(var record in results)
{
BoiseStateLdapDataObject record1 = record;
query = db.appointments.Where(x => x.student_id == record1.Values["employeeid"]);
}
if (query != null)
{
var selectedRecord = query.SingleOrDefault();
}
Try to move employee id getting out of query:
IQueryable<appointment> query = null;
foreach(var record in results)
{
var employeeId = record.Values["employeeid"];
query = db.appointments.Where(x => x.student_id == employeeId);
}
if (query != null)
{
var selectedRecord = query.SingleOrDefault();
}
This has been ruining my life for a few days now, time to ask...
I am using Entity Framework 4.0 for my app.
A Location (such as a house or office) has one or more facilities (like a bathroom, bedroom, snooker table etc..)
I want to display a checkbox list on the location page, with a checkbox list of facilities, with the ones checked that the location currently has.
My View Model for the facilities goes like this...
public class FacilityViewItem
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public bool Checked { get; set; }
}
So when im passing the Location View Model to the UI, i want to pass a List<T> of facilities where T is of type FacilityViewItem.
To get the facilities that the location already has is simple - i make a query using Location.Facilities which returns an EntityCollection where T is of type Facility. This is because Facilities is a navigation property....
var facs = from f in location.Facilities
select new FacilityViewItem()
{
Id = f.FacilityId,
Name = f.Name,
Checked = true
};
So here is where my problem lies - i want the rest of the facilities, the ones that the Location does not have.
I have tried using Except() and Any() and Contains() but i get the same error.
Examples of queries that do not work...
var restOfFacilities = from f in ctx.Facilities
where !hasFacilities.Contains(f)
select new FacilityViewItem()
{
Id = f.FacilityId,
Name = f.Name
};
var restOfFacilities = ctx.Facilities.Except(facilitiesThatLocationHas);
var notFacs = from e in ctx.Facilities
where !hasFacilities.Any(m => m.FacilityId == e.FacilityId)
select new FacilityViewItem()
{
Id = e.FacilityId,
Name = e.Name
};
And the error i get with every implementation...
System.NotSupportedException was unhandled
Message=Unable to create a constant value of type 'Chapter2ConsoleApp.Facility'. Only primitive types ('such as Int32, String, and Guid') are supported in this context.
What am i overlooking here?
ironically enough i solved it in a matter of hours after i posted the question on here, after days of suffering.
The error is basically saying 'i dont know how to calculate what items are not included by comparing strongly typed objects. Give me a list of Ints or some simple types, and i can take care of it'.
So, first you need to get a list of the primary keys, then use that in the contains clause...
//get the primary key ids...
var hasFacilityIds = from f in hasFacilities
select f.FacilityId;
//now use them in the contains clause...
var restOfFacilities = from f in ctx.Facilities
where !hasFacilityIds.Contains(f.FacilityId)
select new FacilityViewItem()
{
Id = f.FacilityId,
Name = f.Name
};
The first query seems fine, but you need to compare the Ids:
var restOfFacilities = from f in ctx.Facilities
where !facs.Select(fac => fac.Id).Contains(f.Id)
select f;
I wanna see what's hasFacilities, anyway, as L2E shows, "Only primitive types ('such as Int32, String, and Guid') are supported in this context", so I suppose you must retrieve first the data and put into a collection of FacilityViewItem.
var restOfFacilities = ctx
.Facilities
.Where(f => !hasFacilities.Contains(f))
.Select(f => new { f.FacilityId, f.Name })
.ToList()
.Select(f => new FacilityViewItem {
Id = f.FacilityId,
Name = f.Name
});
var notFacs = ctx
.Facilities
.Where(e => !hasFacilities.Any(m => m.FacilityId == e.FacilityId))
.Select(e => new { e.FacilityId, e.Name })
.ToList()
.Select(e => new FacilityViewItem {
Id = e.FacilityId,
Name = e.Name
});
hope it helps
I am having some trouble with a linq query I am trying to write.
I am trying to use the repository pattern without to much luck. Basically I have a list of transactions and a 2nd list which contains the description field that maps against a field in my case StoreItemID
public static IList<TransactionViewModel> All()
{
var result = (IList<TransactionViewModel>)HttpContext.Current.Session["Transactions"];
if (result == null)
{
var rewardTypes = BusinessItemRepository.GetItemTypes(StoreID);
HttpContext.Current.Session["Transactions"] =
result =
(from item in new MyEntities().TransactionEntries
select new TransactionViewModel()
{
ItemDescription = itemTypes.FirstOrDefault(r=>r.StoreItemID==item.StoreItemID).ItemDescription,
TransactionDate = item.PurchaseDate.Value,
TransactionAmount = item.TransactionAmount.Value,
}).ToList();
}
return result;
}
public static List<BusinessItemViewModel>GetItemTypes(int storeID)
{
var result = (List<BusinessItemViewModel>)HttpContext.Current.Session["ItemTypes"];
if (result == null)
{
HttpContext.Current.Session["ItemTypes"] = result =
(from items in new MyEntities().StoreItems
where items.IsDeleted == false && items.StoreID == storeID
select new BusinessItemViewModel()
{
ItemDescription = items.Description,
StoreID = items.StoreID,
StoreItemID = items.StoreItemID
}).ToList();
}
return result;
However I get this error
Unable to create a constant value of type 'MyMVC.ViewModels.BusinessItemViewModel'. Only primitive types ('such as Int32, String, and Guid') are supported in this context.
I know its this line of code as if I comment it out it works ok
ItemDescription = itemTypes.FirstOrDefault(r=>r.StoreItemID==item.StoreItemID).ItemDescription,
How can I map ItemDescription against my list of itemTypes?
Any help would be great :)
This line has a problem:
ItemDescription = itemTypes.FirstOrDefault(r=>r.StoreItemID==item.StoreItemID)
.ItemDescription,
Since you are using FirstOrDefault you will get null as default value for a reference type if there is no item that satifies the condition, then you'd get an exception when trying to access ItemDescription - either use First() if there always will be at least one match or check and define a default property value for ItemDescription to use if there is none:
ItemDescription = itemTypes.Any(r=>r.StoreItemID==item.StoreItemID)
? itemTypes.First(r=>r.StoreItemID==item.StoreItemID)
.ItemDescription
: "My Default",
If itemTypes is IEnumerable then it can't be used in your query (which is what the error message is telling you), because the query provider doesn't know what to do with it. So assuming the that itemTypes is based on a table in the same db as TransactionEntities, then you can use a join to achieve the same goal:
using (var entities = new MyEntities())
{
HttpContext.Current.Session["Transactions"] = result =
(from item in new entities.TransactionEntries
join itemType in entities.ItemTypes on item.StoreItemID equals itemType.StoreItemID
select new TransactionViewModel()
{
ItemDescription = itemType.ItemDescription,
TransactionDate = item.PurchaseDate.Value,
TransactionAmount = item.TransactionAmount.Value,
CustomerName = rewards.CardID//TODO: Get customer name
}).ToList();
}
I don't know the structure of your database, but hopefully you get the idea.
I had this error due a nullable integer in my LINQ query.
Adding a check within my query it solved my problem.
query with problem:
var x = entities.MyObjects.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Obj_Id.Equals(y.OBJ_ID));
query with problem solved:
var x = entities.MyObjects.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Obj_Id.HasValue && s.Obj_Id.Value.Equals(y.OBJ_ID));