Hello everybody I have a LINQ declaration like this :
var query = from foo in NHibernate_Helper.session.Linq<TheType>() select foo;
Is it possible to store TheType into a variable to dynamically define this one ?
Thank you by advance
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76answers:
2So i have to make a method for every linq object ?
eka808
2010-10-22 13:23:04
@eka808 Yes. And no. What you *really* have to do is re-think the way you are approaching the problem.
bzlm
2010-10-22 13:30:05
@bzlm Can you give me more details ?
eka808
2010-10-22 13:36:23
@eka808 Not really. But "method for every linq object" sounds like a hammer solution to a screwdriver problem. (I just made that metaphor up btw.)
bzlm
2010-10-22 13:40:40
@bzlm Ok so have you got some examples of good practice ?
eka808
2010-10-22 13:43:49
@eka808 I think you should try to understand whatknott's answer. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3997066/define-a-list-type-into-a-variable/3997787#3997787
bzlm
2010-10-22 16:10:09
love to know why this one got downvoted. Probably not the answer the OP was looking for!
Jamiec
2010-10-22 16:24:12
@Jamiec - I wasn't the down-vote. However, the answer isn't *exactly* correct. You can use reflection and the `MakeGenericType` method of the `Type` class to create a generic type on the fly. I just wasn't able to work out how to use the result in a linq expression. Example http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/netfxbcl/thread/3fa84655-10cd-4c8f-bbb0-067b352ee0f9.
whatknott
2010-10-22 18:02:17
+3
A:
This doesn't do exactly what you asked, but can you just make your method generic?
public IEnumerable<T> GetSomething<T>()
{
return (from foo in NHibernate_Helper.session.Linq<T>() select foo);
}
...
GetSomething<TheType>();
whatknott
2010-10-22 14:27:09