I am using jqgrid in MVC 4. I have written a method for getting a list in linq.
In my function I am getting all values of jqgrid with search criteria i.e. Operator AND/OR
, operations Equals to, not equals to etc. Here I am also getting the column name like Name, City, State etc.
My problem is I can't pass the column name directly in linq query i.e. I have to use the column name as x => x.Name
switch (rule.field)
{
case "Name":
query = query.Where(x => x.Name.StartsWith(rule.data, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
break;
case "Course":
query = query.Where(x => x.Course.StartsWith(rule.data, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
break;
}
In rule.field I am getting column Name i.e. Name, city, state etc. I want to pass the column name which I am getting in rule.filed in LINQ query instead of x =>x.Name.
Is there any way to do it so I can avoid writing switch cases?
You can use System.Linq.Dynamic, which can be installed as a Nuget package along with string.Format. The syntax would then look something like..
var newquery = query.AsQueryable()
.Where(
string.Format("{0}.ToUpper().StartsWith(#0)", rule.field)
,rule.data.ToUpper());
You could always use reflection:
query = query.ToList().Where(p => {
var field = p.GetType().GetProperty(rule.field);
var value = (String) field.GetValue(p);
return value.StartsWith(rule.data, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
});
Warning: Reflection is slow. Only use this for short lists. Since you're dealing with UI rendering, I'm assuming this won't be a problem.
edit: My example is assuming all properties are indeed properties (and not fields), and that all properties are Strings. You may need to alter the code for your specific case.
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I have some errors using Linq on DataTable and I couldn't figure it out how to solve it. I have to admit that i am pretty new to Linq and I searched the forum and Internet and couldn't figure it out. hope you can help.
I have a DataTable called campaign with three columns: ID (int), Product (string), Channel (string). The DataTable is already filled with data. I am trying to select a subset of the campaign records which satisfied the conditions selected by the end user. For example, the user want to list only if the Product is either 'EWH' or 'HEC'. The selection criteria is dynaically determined by the end user.
I have the following C# code:
private void btnClick()
{
IEnumerable<DataRow> query =
from zz in campaign.AsEnumerable()
orderby zz.Field<string>("ID")
select zz;
string whereClause = "zz.Field<string>(\"Product\") in ('EWH','HEC')";
query = query.Where(whereClause);
DataTable sublist = query.CopyToDataTable<DataRow>();
}
But it gives me an error on line: query = query.Where(whereClause), saying
No property or field 'zz' exists in type 'DataRow'".
If I changed to:
string whereClause = "Product in ('EWH','HEC')"; it will say:
No property or field 'Product' exists in type 'DataRow'
Can anyone help me on how to solve this problem? I feel it could be a pretty simple syntax change, but I just don't know at this time.
First, this line has an error
orderby zz.Field<string>("ID")
because as you said, your ID column is of type int.
Second, you need to learn LINQ query syntax. Forget about strings, the same way you used from, orderby, select in the query, you can also use where and many other operators. Also you'll need to learn the equivalent LINQ constructs for SQL-ish things, like for instance IN (...) is mapped to Enumerable.Contains etc.
With all that being said, here is your query
var productFilter = new[] { "EWH", "HEC" };
var query =
from zz in campaign.AsEnumerable()
where productFilter.Contains(zz.Field<string>("Product"))
orderby zz.Field<int>("ID")
select zz;
Update As per your comment, if you want to make this dynamic, then you need to switch to lambda syntax. Multiple and criteria can be composed by chaining multiple Where clauses like this
List<string> productFilter = ...; // coming from outside
List<string> channelFilter = ...; // coming from outside
var query = campaign.AsEnumerable();
// Apply filters if needed
if (productFilter != null && productFilter.Count > 0)
query = query.Where(zz => productFilter.Contains(zz.Field<string>("Product")));
if (channelFilter != null && channelFilter.Count > 0)
query = query.Where(zz => channelFilter.Contains(zz.Field<string>("Channel")));
// Once finished with filtering, do the ordering
query = query.OrderBy(zz => zz.Field<int>("ID"));
Trying to add a second where clause to a linq expression but it won't register.
var query = _dbSetBookedResource.AsQueryable<Resource>();
var resources = (from Resource in query where Resource.DateFrom == date select Resource)
if(true)
{
resources.Where(b => b.MemberId == currentUserId);
}
For some reason the second where clause won't register.
For some reason the second where clause won't register.
That's because you're not using the return value anywhere. That's just setting up a query, but then ignoring it. No LINQ methods change the value they're called on - instead they create a new query which has the appropriate filtering, projection etc.
You need:
resources = resources.Where(b => b.MemberId == currentUserId);
Also note that your initial query could be written more simply as:
var resources = query.Where(r => r.DateFrom == date);
Query expressions are overkill when all you want is a simple filter or projection.
I try to find some references on LINQ with dynamic added strong types, static I have as in example:
var rowColl = _data.AsEnumerable();
var json = (from r in rowColl
select new
{
name = r.Field<string>("name"),
id = r.Field<int>("id"),
}).ToList();
Now where I am interested in if its possible to make "name" and "id" dynamic added on runtime as the information is available in the DataTable "_data", I think there is a simple solution for this however cant find any references on this
It's better practice to avoid using "var" as your type when possible. It looks like rowColl is of type IEnumerable<DataRow>. If that's true, then I would look to see what you can use in the DataRow class (see msdn documentation).
Given that rowColl is actually IEnumerable<DataRow>... If the columns are always going to be in the same order, then you could just do something like r[0] and r[1] in your select statement, i.e.
var json = (from r in rowColl
select new
{
name = r[0], // Where 0 is the index of the "name" column
id = r[1],
}).ToList();
If it complains at you for type-safety, then you could use int.Parse() to cast the string to an int and use the .ToString() extension on your columns instead.
I want to retrieve commissions with a certain order number.
This works:
var expression = from commission in db.Auftraege
where commission.Auftragsnummer == orderNbr
select new Commission() { EF_Commission = (commission as Auftrag) };
return expression.ToList();
However, if i transform this to use a dynamic where clause (because i want to apply some more filters), the where-clause does not seem to be applied. Instead, all commissions are returned instead of only those with a specific number:
//base query
var expression = from commission in db.Auftraege select new Commission() { EF_Commission = (commission as Auftrag) };
//now add a where clause if the input parameter was specified
if (orderNbr >= 0)
expression.Where(commission => commission.EF_Commission.Auftragsnummer == orderNbr);
return expression.ToList();
I have looked at a dozen examples but they all seem to do it this way. Does anybody have an idea why the second query ignores the where clause?
You need to assign the interim expression to something (perhaps to itself). expression.Where() does not alter the existing query - it returns a new one.
So:
expression = expression.Where(...);
Let's say I have a table in a database that has three columns: Agency ID, Name, and Value.
I want to get a collection of <Name, Value> pairs grouped by Agency ID.
How can I do this? I tried something like below, which works, but makes a DB call for each agency!
from div in db.AgencyDivisionsENT
group div by div.AgencyId into NamePairCollection
select new KeyValuePair<int, IEnumerable<DivisionResults>>(NamePairCollection.Key,
NamePairCollection.Select(k => new DivisionResults
{
Name = k.Name,
Value = k.Value
));
I want to end up with something like this: IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<int, IEnumerable<NameValuePair>>>
Using chain syntax it would be:
db.AgencyDivisionsENT
.GroupBy(x=>x.AgencyId)
.ToDictionary(x=>x.Key, g=>g.Select(x=>new { k.Name, k.Value }).ToArray());
The easiest way to avoid round-tripping with this type of query is to group on the client side - by calling .AsEnumerable():
db.AgencyDivisionsENT
.Select (x => new { x.AgencyId, x.Name, x.Value } )
.AsEnumerable()
.GroupBy(...) // AsEnumerable() forces grouping to happen on the client
.ToDictionary(...)
This is in no way inefficient - as long as:
you select only the data you need from the server with the initial .Select statement
if you need .Where statement to filter the data, it is placed before the .AsEnumerable
you're selecting detail rows (as in this case) rather than just aggregates.