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How to add data to a dictonary in c#

Dear all, How to add data to dictonary from xml file scenerio: I've declared a dictonary like Dictonary<string,string> SampleDict=new Dictonary<string,string>(); and my xml file is like <Data> <Element ValOne="1" ValTwo="0" /> <Element ValOne="2" ValTwo="2" /> <Element ValOne="3" ValTwo="4" /> <Element ValOne="4" Val...

Search by Letters using LINQ

hi i m using Linq & C# and i want to filter my data as this syntax in Sql Syntax in sql is I hav one table name Customer in which name is field 'Select name from customer where name like 'C%'' can u help to solve this code in Linq ...

how to convert Database Hierarchical Data to XML using ASP.net 3.5 and LINQ

hello guys! i have a table with hierarchical structure. like this: and table data shown here: this strategy gives me the ability to have unbounded categories and sub-categories. i use ASP.net 3.5 SP1 and LINQ and MSSQL Server2005. How to convert it to XML? I can Do it with Dataset Object and ".GetXML()" method. but how to implement ...

How to get the value of an XML element using Linq even when empty.

Please excuse my stupidity, I tend to find the traversing XML overly complicated. I am using ASP.NET in VB. I have an XML document which contains all the details of staff in my company... <staff> <staffName>Test Staff</staffName> <staffTitle>Slave</staffTitle> <staffDepartmentName>Finance</staffDepartmentName> <staffOf...

How to get the last element by date of each "type" in LINQ or TSQL

Imagine to have a table defined as CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Price]( [ID] [int] NOT NULL, [StartDate] [datetime] NOT NULL, [Price] [int] NOT NULL ) where ID is the identifier of an action having a certain Price. This price can be updated if necessary by adding a new line with the same ID, different Price, and a more recent date....

Why are my bound parameters all identical (using Linq)?

When I run this snippet of code: string[] words = new string[] { "foo", "bar" }; var results = from row in Assets select row; foreach (string word in words) { results = results.Where(row => row.Name.Contains(word)); } I get this SQL: -- Region Parameters DECLARE @p0 VarChar(5) = '%bar%' DECLARE @p1 VarChar(5) = '%bar%' -- EndRegi...

LINQ dynamic query

How to dynamically generate LINQ query: int[] IDArray = {55, 36}; public IQueryable<ContactListView> FindAllContacts(int loggedUserID, int[] IDArray) { var result = ( from contact in db.Contacts //Start of dynamic part... where contact.UserID == loggedUserID ...

LINQ entity query performance

Hi all, I have a silly question. I would like to know if there is performance deference in these two quries: var cObject = from cust in entities.Customer where cust.id == cid select cust; and var cObject = entities.Customer.First( c=> c.id == cid); My query return only one record as I am querying with the prima...

Return Count from Netflix oData Service When the LINQ Count() Method Doesn't Work

Is there a way to use a LINQ expression to request a Count query from the Netflix oData service in Silverlight 4? The Netflix documentation shows that you can return counts by appending $count to a request for a collection, but a URL like this: http://netflix.cloudapp.net/Catalog/Genres/$count Is not generated from an expression like...

How does Concat() actually join the collections at lower level?

What is Linq actually doing? ...

LINQ(2 SQL) Insert Multiple Tables Question

I have 3 tables. A primary EmploymentPlan table with PK GUID EmploymentPlanID and 2 FK's GUID PrevocServicesID & GUID JobDevelopmentServicesID. There are of course other fields, almost exclusively varchar(). Then the 2 secondary tables with the corresponding PK to the primary's FK's. I am trying to write the LINQ INSERT Method and am...

Use DataContext to create schema in an existing blank database file?

With a DataContext and a blank file-based database that already exists, is it possible to write the Data Context classes (i.e. the ones I added to the designer) to create the db schema? With a data context I only see the abilities to either: create a new database file and have its structure created at the same time, or to populate...

How to write a "Not In" SQL query in LINQ?

How would I translate the following SQL query in to a comparable LINQ query? select * from Dept where Id not in ( Select Id from Employee where Salary > 100); ...

LINQ-to-SQL class doesn't implement INotifyPropertyChanging & INotifyPropertyChanged if pulling from local database

I modified my data source in my LINQ-to-SQL class (by the old delete and drag back in method), and was surprised to see the INotifyPropertyChanging & INotifyPropertyChanged interfaces no longer implemented in the generated classes (MyDb.designer.cs). The methods for the individual fields went from looking like this... [Column(Storage="...

How can I do this Aggrigate, group by, in query in LINQ?

Please do not give me a full working example, I want to know how this is done rather than to get some code I can copy paste This is the query I need, and can't for the life of me create it in LINQ. SELECT * FROM dbo.Schedules s, dbo.Videos v WHERE s.VideoID = v.ID AND s.ID IN ( SELECT MAX(ID) FROM dbo.Schedules WHERE ChannelID...

Problem with inheritance and List<>

I have an abstract class called Grouping. I have a subclass called GroupingNNA. public class GroupingNNA : Grouping { // blah blah blah } I have a List that contains items of type GroupingNNA, but is actually declared to contain items of type Grouping. List<Grouping> lstGroupings = new List<Grouping>(); lstGroupings.Add( new Grou...

VB.NET GroupBy LINQ statement

I am having a bear of a time getting this to work. I have a List(Of MyItem) called Items that have a OrderId property on them. From those items, I want to create a list of Orders. Some items will have the same OrderId so I want to try to group by OrderId. I then want to sort by date. Here's what I have so far: Public ReadOnly Property A...

In LINQPad can you access SYSOBJECTS using LINQ?

In LINQPad is there any way to access either the SYSOBJECTS table or the various INFORMATION_SCHEMA.xxx views using LINQ? I spend a lot of time searching through our huge company database for partial names as there are too many tables and Stored Procedures to remember the names of them all. I know I can enter and run SQL in LINQPad but...

How does OfType<T>() Work?

How does OfType() Work? I read this link about what's going on but how exactly does the LINQ provider know how to get all objects matching the specified type. I know the IQueryable<T> "chains" up requests and then evaluates when GetEnumerator() is called (right?). Specifically I want to know how does the framework quickly do type comp...

LINQ group one type of item

I have a List that has various derived classes. I may have something like this: List<BaseClass> list = new List<BaseClass>() { new Class1(), new Class2(1), new Class3(), new Class2(2), new Class4() }; I am trying to use LINQ to semi-sort the list so that the natural order is maintained EXCEPT for Class2. All Class2 instanc...