i have a table
Id Number
1 9
2 10
3 12
4 19
5 20
select Id where Number is closest to 18 it should return row 4 which is 19
how do i write this in linq and tsql? thanks
i have a table
Id Number
1 9
2 10
3 12
4 19
5 20
select Id where Number is closest to 18 it should return row 4 which is 19
how do i write this in linq and tsql? thanks
(from q in table
orderby Math.Abs(18 - q.Number)
select q).FirstOrDefault()
and
SELECT TOP 1
*
FROM
table
ORDER BY
ABS(10 - Number)
and for a datetime
var nearTo = new DateTime(1999, 12, 31);
(from q in table
orderby Math.Abs((nearTo - q.Date).TotalSeconds)
select q).FirstOrDefault()