LINQ & Lambda Expressions equivalent of SQL In - sql

Question

Is there a lambda equivalent of IN? I will like to select all the funds with ids either 4, 5 or 6. One way of writing it is:
List fundHistoricalPrices = lionContext.FundHistoricalPrices.Where(fhp => fhp.Fund.FundId == 5 || fhp.Fund.FundId == 6 || fhp.Fund.FundId == 7).ToList();
However, that quickly becomes unmanageable if I need it to match say 100 different fundIds. Can I do something like:
List
fundHistoricalPrices =
lionContext.FundHistoricalPrices.Where(fhp
=> fhp.Fund.FundId in(5,6,7)).ToList();

Answer 1

It's somewhere along these lines, but I can't quite agree with the approach you have taken. But this will do if you really want to do this:
.Where(fhp => new List<int>{5,6,7}.Contains( fhp.Fund.FundId )).ToList();
You may want to construct the List of ids before your LINQ query...

Answer 2

You can use the Contains() method on a collection to get the equivalent to in.
var fundIds = new [] { 5, 6, 7 };
var fundHistoricalPrices = lionContext.FundHistoricalPrices.Where(fhp => fundIds.Contains(fhp.Fund.FundId)).ToList();

Answer 3

You could write an extension method like this :
public static bool In<T>(this T source, params T[] list)
{
if(null==source) throw new ArgumentNullException("source");
return list.Contains(source);
}
Then :
List fundHistoricalPrices = lionContext.FundHistoricalPrices.Where(fhp => fhp.Fund.FundId.In(5,6,7)).ToList();

Answer 4

No, the only similar operator i'm aware of is the Contains() function.
ANother was is to construct your query dynamically by using the predicate builder out of the LINQkit: http://www.albahari.com/nutshell/predicatebuilder.aspx
Example
int[] fundIds = new int[] { 5,6,7};
var predicate = PredicateBuilder.False<FundHistoricalPrice>();
foreach (int id in fundIds)
{
int tmp = id;
predicate = predicate.Or (fhp => fhp.Fund.FundId == tmp);
}
var query = lionContext.FundHistoricalPrices.Where (predicate);