My Sql Query in Vb.net is like this:
Dim TableName As String ="City"
Dim Str As String="Select * from "+TableName+""
I got TableName from another Form .how we can do this in linq?
can we use TableName in Linq query dynamically?
please help me?
Sorry for my example being in C#, but my Vb is rusty. I can read it, but not write it very well off the top of my head.
The best way I can think to do this is to use reflection and extension methods rather than LINQ syntax.
PropertyInfo info = dataContext.GetType().GetProperty( "City" );
IQueryable table = info.GetValue( dataContext, null ) as IQueryable;
var query = table.Where( t => t.Column == "Value" )
.Select( t => t.OtherColumn );
I'm assuming LINQtoSQL in this example and so am getting the object from the datacontext. If you're using something else, you'll need to adjust the method of finding the object.
You could also use a stack of if-then statements based on the value of the table name. If the number of possible tables was fixed and small, this might be better.
i got the idea, thanks, very helpful, however i couldnt be able to see those properties.
string linqObjectName = "Test";
PropertyInfo info = db.GetType().GetProperty(linqObjectName);
IQueryable table = info.GetValue(db, null) as IQueryable;
PropertyInfo[] properties = table.GetType().GetProperties();
ltr.Text += "properties: <hr size=1/>";
foreach (PropertyInfo p in properties)
{
ltr.Text += p.Name + "<br />";
}
and thats the result;
properties:
Context
IsReadOnly
Edit: I found it!
PropertyInfo[] properties =
table.Where("WebRef = \"" + webref + "\"").ElementType.GetProperties();
Related
I am storing some filter data in my table. Let me make it more clear: I want to store some where clauses and their values in a database and use them when I want to retrieve data from a database.
For example, consider a people table (entity set) and some filters on it in another table:
"age" , "> 70"
"gender" , "= male"
Now when I retrieve data from the people table I want to get these filters to filter my data.
I know I can generate a SQL query as a string and execute that but is there any other better way in EF, LINQ?
One solution is to use Dynamic Linq Library , using this library you can have:
filterTable = //some code to retrive it
var whereClause = string.Join(" AND ", filterTable.Select(x=> x.Left + x.Right));
var result = context.People.Where(whereClause).ToList();
Assuming that filter table has columns Left and Right and you want to join filters by AND.
My suggestion is to include more details in the filter table, for example separate the operators from operands and add a column that determines the join is And or OR and a column that determines the other row which joins this one. You need a tree structure if you want to handle more complex queries like (A and B)Or(C and D).
Another solution is to build expression tree from filter table. Here is a simple example:
var arg = Expression.Parameter(typeof(People));
Expression whereClause;
for(var row in filterTable)
{
Expression rowClause;
var left = Expression.PropertyOrField(arg, row.PropertyName);
//here a type cast is needed for example
//var right = Expression.Constant(int.Parse(row.Right));
var right = Expression.Constant(row.Right, left.Member.MemberType);
switch(row.Operator)
{
case "=":
rowClause = Expression.Equal(left, right);
break;
case ">":
rowClause = Expression.GreaterThan(left, right);
break;
case ">=":
rowClause = Expression.GreaterThanOrEqual(left, right);
break;
}
if(whereClause == null)
{
whereClause = rowClause;
}
else
{
whereClause = Expression.AndAlso(whereClause, rowClause);
}
}
var lambda = Expression.Lambda<Func<People, bool>>(whereClause, arg);
context.People.Where(lambda);
this is very simplified example, you should do many validations type casting and ... in order to make this works for all kind of queries.
This is an interesting question. First off, make sure you're honest with yourself: you are creating a new query language, and this is not a trivial task (however trivial your expressions may seem).
If you're certain you're not underestimating the task, then you'll want to look at LINQ expression trees (reference documentation).
Unfortunately, it's quite a broad subject, I encourage you to learn the basics and ask more specific questions as they come up. Your goal is to interpret your filter expression records (fetched from your table) and create a LINQ expression tree for the predicate that they represent. You can then pass the tree to Where() calls as usual.
Without knowing what your UI looks like here is a simple example of what I was talking about in my comments regarding Serialize.Linq library
public void QuerySerializeDeserialize()
{
var exp = "(User.Age > 7 AND User.FirstName == \"Daniel\") OR User.Age < 10";
var user = Expression.Parameter(typeof (User), "User");
var parsExpression =
System.Linq.Dynamic.DynamicExpression.ParseLambda(new[] {user}, null, exp);
//Convert the Expression to JSON
var query = e.ToJson();
//Deserialize JSON back to expression
var serializer = new ExpressionSerializer(new JsonSerializer());
var dExp = serializer.DeserializeText(query);
using (var context = new AppContext())
{
var set = context.Set<User>().Where((Expression<Func<User, bool>>) dExp);
}
}
You can probably get fancier using reflection and invoking your generic LINQ query based on the types coming in from the expression. This way you can avoid casting the expression like I did at the end of the example.
I have a linq object and I want to write the query using linq.
please help me.
INPUT:
var tags = (from row in tempChildData.AsEnumerable()
join tagOrder in tupleInfoDataset.Tables["TagHierarchy"].AsEnumerable() on row.Field<Int64>("TAGID") equals tagOrder.Field<Int64>("TAGID")
join tagName in tupleInfoDataset.Tables["SequenceChoiceList"].AsEnumerable() on tagOrder.Field<Int64>("PARENTTAGID") equals tagName.Field<Int64>("TAGID")
join facet in tupleInfoDataset.Tables["FacetType"].AsEnumerable() on tagName.Field<string>("Tag_Name") equals facet.Field<string>("Facetname")
join tagIdInfo in schDataTogetTagid.AsEnumerable() on row.Field<string>("refTagName").Contains(":") ? row.Field<string>("refTagName").Split(':').Last():row.Field<string>("refTagName") equals tagIdInfo.Field<string>("TAGNAME")
where ( childList.Contains(row.Field<Int64>("TAGID")) && facet.Field<string>("FacetType").ToLower().Equals("ctype"))
select new
{
Tagid = row.Field<Int64>("TAGID"),
TagIdToInsert=tagIdInfo.Field<Int64>("TAGID"),
MaxOccur = row.Field<string>("Maxoccurs"),
MinOccur =Convert.ToInt32(Convert.ToString(row.Field<string>("Minoccur"))),
ParentTagId=tagOrder.Field<Int64>("PARENTTAGID"),
Order=tagOrder.Field<Int64>("TAG_ORDER"),
ParentTagname = tagName.Field<string>("Tag_Name"),
FacetId=facet.Field<Int64>("FacetID")
}).ToList();
var parentTagID = (from tagIdInfo in tupleInfoDataset.Tables["Tuple"].AsEnumerable()
where tagIdInfo.Field<Int64>("TAGID").Equals(key.Key)
select tagIdInfo.Field<Int64>("ConceptID")).ToList();
long parentID =Convert.ToInt64(parentTagID[0]);
Now i want the query out of the above code as:
INSERT INTO TUPLE_MAP (TagId,ParentTagId,ParentTagname,MinOccur,MaxOccur,Order)
VALUES (TagIdToInsert,ParentTagId,ParentTagname,MinOccur,MaxOccur,Order)
Please help me I don't know how to write SQL queries using linq
Maybe something like this:
using(var db=new DataContext("YourConnectionStringHERE"))
{
db.TUPLE_MAP.InsertAllOnSubmit(tags.Select (t =>
new TUPLE_MAP()
{
TagId=t.TagIdToInsert,
ParentTagId=t.ParentTagId,
ParentTagname=t.ParentTagname,
MinOccur=t.MinOccur,
MaxOccur=t.MaxOccur,
Order=t.Order
}));
db.SubmitChanges();
}
Or if you want to use the parentID then something like this:
using(var db=new DataContext("YourConnectionStringHERE"))
{
db.TUPLE_MAP.InsertAllOnSubmit(tags.Select (t =>
new TUPLE_MAP()
{
TagId=t.TagIdToInsert,
ParentTagId=parentID,
ParentTagname=t.ParentTagname,
MinOccur=t.MinOccur,
MaxOccur=t.MaxOccur,
Order=t.Order
}));
db.SubmitChanges();
}
where db is your linq data context
Useful references:
How to: Insert Rows Into the Database (LINQ to SQL)
EDIT
So if you are using the Compact database 3.5 then many something like this:
using (var conn =new SqlCeConnection("Data Source = test.sdf; Password ='pass'"))
{
foreach (var tag in tags)
{
using(var cmd = conn.CreateCommand())
{
cmd.CommandText = #"INSERT INTO TUPLE_MAP (TagId,ParentTagId,ParentTagname,MinOccur,MaxOccur,Order)
VALUES (#TagIdToInsert,#ParentTagId,#ParentTagname,#MinOccur,#MaxOccur,#Order)";
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#TagIdToInsert", tag.TagIdToInsert);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#ParentTagId", tag.ParentTagId);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#ParentTagname", tag.ParentTagname);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#MinOccur", tag.MinOccur);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#MaxOccur", tag.MaxOccur);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#Order", tag.Order);
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}
}
}
Useful references:
Why can't I insert a record into my SQL Compact 3.5 database?
SqlCeCommand.Parameters Property
SqlCeCommand Class
SqlParameterCollection.AddWithValue Method
Use linq Pad or sql profiler to see the generated SQL.
You can also use visual studio for that purpose. In the debug mode,hold cursor on the variable "tags", you will be able to see the SQL.
I am assuming you are using Linq to SQL, if you are doing so you would have entity called Tuple_map in you xxxDataContext. Then you would just have to create object of that entity something like this....
using (XXXDataContext context = new XXXDataContext())
{
Tuple_map obj = new Tuple_map();
//Populate obj properties like obj.tabid = from objects you got it from above query
context.Tuple_map.InsertOnSubmit(obj);
context.SubmitChanges();
}
Using Dapper-dot-net...
The following yields no results in the data object:
var data = conn.Query(#"
select top 25
Term as Label,
Type,
ID
from SearchTerms
WHERE Term like '%#T%'",
new { T = (string)term });
However, when I just use a regular String Format like:
string QueryString = String.Format("select top 25 Term as Label, Type, ID from SearchTerms WHERE Term like '%{0}%'", term);
var data = conn.Query(QueryString);
I get 25 rows back in the collection. Is Dapper not correctly parsing the end of the parameter #T?
Try:
term = "whateverterm";
var encodeForLike = term => term.Replace("[", "[[]").Replace("%", "[%]");
string term = "%" + encodeForLike(term) + "%";
var data = conn.Query(#"
select top 25
Term as Label,
Type,
ID
from SearchTerms
WHERE Term like #term",
new { term });
There is nothing special about like operators, you never want your params inside string literals, they will not work, instead they will be interpreted as a string.
note
The hard-coded example in your second snippet is strongly discouraged, besides being a huge problem with sql injection, it can cause dapper to leak.
caveat
Any like match that is leading with a wildcard is not SARGable, which means it is slow and will require an index scan.
Yes it does. This simple solution has worked for me everytime:
db.Query<Remitente>("SELECT *
FROM Remitentes
WHERE Nombre LIKE #n", new { n = "%" + nombre + "%" })
.ToList();
Best way to use this to add concat function in query as it save in sql injecting as well, but concat function is only support above than sql 2012
string query = "SELECT * from country WHERE Name LIKE CONCAT('%',#name,'%');"
var results = connection.query<country>(query, new {name});
The answer from Sam wasn't working for me so after some testing I came up with using the SQLite CONCAT equivalent which seems to work:
string sql = "SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE Name LIKE '%' || #NAME || '%'";
var data = IEnumerable data = conn.Query(sql, new { NAME = Name });
Just to digress on Sam's answer, here is how I created two helper methods to make searches a bit easier using the LIKE operator.
First, creating a method for generating a parameterized query, this method uses dynamic: , but creating a strongly typed generic method should be more desired in many cases where you want static typing instead of dynamic.
public static dynamic ParameterizedQuery(this IDbConnection connection, string sql, Dictionary<string, object> parametersDictionary)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sql))
{
return null;
}
string missingParameters = string.Empty;
foreach (var item in parametersDictionary)
{
if (!sql.Contains(item.Key))
{
missingParameters += $"Missing parameter: {item.Key}";
}
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(missingParameters))
{
throw new ArgumentException($"Parameterized query failed. {missingParameters}");
}
var parameters = new DynamicParameters(parametersDictionary);
return connection.Query(sql, parameters);
}
Then adding a method to create a Like search term that will work with Dapper.
public static string Like(string searchTerm)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchTerm))
{
return null;
}
Func<string, string> encodeForLike = searchTerm => searchTerm.Replace("[", "[[]").Replace("%", "[%]");
return $"%{encodeForLike(searchTerm)}%";
}
Example usage:
var sql = $"select * from products where ProductName like #ProdName";
var herringsInNorthwindDb = connection.ParameterizedQuery(sql, new Dictionary<string, object> { { "#ProdName", Like("sild") } });
foreach (var herring in herringsInNorthwindDb)
{
Console.WriteLine($"{herring.ProductName}");
}
And we get our sample data from Northwind DB:
I like this approach, since we get helper extension methods to do repetitive work.
My solution simple to this problem :
parameter.Add("#nomeCliente", dfNomeCliPesquisa.Text.ToUpper());
query = "SELECT * FROM cadastrocliente WHERE upper(nome) LIKE " + "'%" + dfNomeCliPesquisa.Text.ToUpper() + "%'";
I have a query that looks like this:
IQueryable<Profile> profiles = from p in connection.Profiles
where profile.Email.Contains(txtSearch)
select p;
I know that when this is converted to SQL it uses a LIKE '%<value of txtSearch>%' but if txtSearch = "jon%gmail.com" it converts it to `LIKE '%jon~%gmail.com%'. The ~ escapes the % in the middle that is a wild card. How do I get around that? I need to be able to put wild cards into my LINQ to EF searches.
I'm not sure that this is possible directly with linq because you can call only basic string functions like Contains, StartsWith or EndsWith. It is possible with Entity SQL so you can combine these approaches.
var query = new ObjectQuery<Profile>(
#"SELECT VALUE p
FROM CsdlContainerName.Profiles AS p
WHERE p.Email LIKE '" + wildcardSearch + "'",
context);
var result = query.AsQueryable().OrderByDescending(p => p.Name).ToList();
ESQL injection strikes back :)
Second version without injection vulnerability (I didn't try it but it should work):
var commandText =
#"SELECT VALUE p
FROM CsdlContainerName.Profiles AS p
WHERE p.Email LIKE #search";
var query = new ObjectQuery<Profile>(commandText, context);
query.Parameters.Add(new ObjectParameter("search", wildcardSearch));
var result = query.AsQueryable().OrderByDescending(p => p.Name).ToList();
I am using LINQ to SQL queries to return data in my application. However I find it is now needful for me to return the column Names. Try as I might I have been completely unable to find out how to do this on the internet.
So if my LINQ entity table has the properties (Last_Name, First_name, Middle_Name) I need to return:
Last_name
First_Name
Middle_name
rather than the usual
Smith
John
Joe
You could certainly do it with some LINQ-To-Xml directly against the ".edmx" file or the embedded model resources in the compiled assembly.
The below query gets the field (not column) names. If you need the columns then just change the query to suit.
var edmxNS = XNamespace.Get(#"http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/06/edmx");
var schemaNS = XNamespace.Get(#"http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2006/04/edm");
var xd = XDocument.Load(#"{path}\Model.edmx");
var fields =
from e in xd
.Elements(edmxNS + "Edmx")
.Elements(edmxNS + "Runtime")
.Elements(edmxNS + "ConceptualModels")
.Elements(schemaNS + "Schema")
.Elements(schemaNS + "EntityType")
from p in e
.Elements(schemaNS + "Property")
select new
{
Entity = e.Attribute("Name").Value,
Member = p.Attribute("Name").Value,
Type = p.Attribute("Type").Value,
Nullable = bool.Parse(p.Attribute("Nullable").Value),
};
Lets assume you're talking about the Contact Table in the assembly named YourAssembly in a Context called MyDataContext
Using Reflection against a Table
You can use reflection to get the properties like you would any type
var properties = from property in
Type.GetType("YourAssembly.Contact").GetProperties()
select property.Name
;
foreach (var property in properties)
Console.WriteLine(property);
As shaunmartin notes this will return all properties not just Column Mapped ones. It should also be noted that this will return Public properties only. You'd need to include a BindingFlags value for the bindingAttr Parameter of GetProperties to get non-public properties
Using the Meta Model
You can use the Meta Model System.Data.Linq.Mapping to get the fields ( I added IsPersistant to only get the Column Mapped properties)
AttributeMappingSource mappping = new System.Data.Linq.Mapping.AttributeMappingSource();
var model = mappping.GetModel(typeof (MyDataContext));
var table = model.GetTable(typeof (Contact));
var qFields= from fields in table.RowType.DataMembers
where fields.IsPersistent == true
select fields;
foreach (var field in qFields)
Console.WriteLine(field.Name);
Using Reflection from a query result
If on the other hand you wanted it from a query result you can still use reflection.
MyDataContextdc = new MyDataContext();
Table<Contact> contacts = dc.GetTable<Contact>();
var q = from c in contacts
select new
{
c.FirstName,
c.LastName
};
var columns = q.First();
var properties = (from property in columns.GetType().GetProperties()
select property.Name).ToList();
I stumbled upon this answer to solve my own problem and used Conrad Frix 's answer. The question specified VB.NET though and that is what I program in. Here are Conrad's answers in VB.NET (they may not be a perfect translation, but they work):
Example 1
Dim PropertyNames1 = From Prprt In Type.GetType("LocalDB.tlbMeter").GetProperties()
Select Prprt.Name
Example 2
Dim LocalDB2 As New LocalDBDataContext
Dim bsmappping As New System.Data.Linq.Mapping.AttributeMappingSource()
Dim bsmodel = bsmappping.GetModel(LocalDB2.GetType())
Dim bstable = bsmodel.GetTable(LocalDB.tblMeters.GetType())
Dim PropertyNames2 As IQueryable(Of String) = From fields In bstable.RowType.DataMembers
Where fields.IsPersistent = True
Select fields.Member.Name 'IsPersistant to only get the Column Mapped properties
Example 3
Dim LocalDB3 As New LocalDBDataContext
Dim qMeters = From mtr In LocalDB3.tblMeters
Select mtr
Dim FirstResult As tblMeter = qMeters.First()
Dim PropertyNames3 As List(Of String) = From FN In FirstResult.GetType().GetProperties()
Select FN.Name.ToList()
To display the results:
For Each FieldName In PropertyNames1
Console.WriteLine(FieldName)
Next
For Each FieldName In PropertyNames2
Console.WriteLine(FieldName)
Next
For Each FieldName In PropertyNames3
Console.WriteLine(FieldName)
Next
Please also read Conrad's answer for notes on each method!