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WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities

You're reading from   WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities Build SOA applications on the Microsoft platform with this hands-on guide updated for VS2010

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849681148
Length 348 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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WCF 4.0 Multi-tier Services Development with LINQ to Entities
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
1. Introducing Web Services and Windows Communication Foundation 2. Implementing a Basic HelloWorld WCF Service FREE CHAPTER 3. Hosting and Debugging the HelloWorld WCF Service 4. Implementing a WCF Service in the Real World 5. Adding Database Support and Exception Handling to the RealNorthwind WCF Service 6. LINQ—Language Integrated Query 7. LINQ to Entities: Basic Concepts and Features 8. LINQ to Entities: Advanced Concepts and Features 9. Applying LINQ to Entities to a WCF Service 10. Distributed Transaction Support of WCF Index

Dynamic query


In addition to using LINQ syntax we can also build queries dynamically. There are two ways to build a query dynamically—using expressions and using parameters. In this section we will explain both of these two methods.

Dynamic query with expressions

First let's build a dynamic query with expressions. The following code will create two method expressions: one for the where clause and one for the order by clause:

static void TestDynamicQuery()
{
  NorthwindEntities NWEntities = new NorthwindEntities();

ParameterExpression param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(Product), '"p'");

Expression left = Expression.Property(param, typeof(Product).GetProperty('"UnitPrice'"));
Expression right = Expression.Constant((decimal)100.00, typeof(System.Nullable<decimal>));
Expression filter = Expression.GreaterThanOrEqual(left, right);
Expression pred = Expression.Lambda(filter, param);

IQueryable products = NWEntities.Products;

Expression expr = Expression.Call(typeof(Queryable), '"Where...
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