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Query Result

After a LINQ query is converted to command trees and executed, the query results are usually returned as one of the following:

  • A collection of zero or more typed objects or a projection of complex types in the model.
  • CLR types.
  • Anonymous types.

Anonymous type initialization is shown in the following example in query expression syntax:

using ( FluentModel dbContext = new FluentModel() )
{
   var query = from product in dbContext.Products
               where product.UnitPrice > 30
               select new
               {
                   Name = product.ProductName,
                   Price = product.UnitPrice
               };
   foreach ( var item in query )
   {
       Console.WriteLine( "Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price );
   }
}
Using dbContext As New FluentModel()
 Dim query = From product In dbContext.Products
             Where product.UnitPrice > 30
             Select New With {Key .Name = product.ProductName, Key .Price = product.UnitPrice}
 For Each item In query
  Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price)
 Next item
End Using

User-defined class initialization is also supported. The following example in query expression syntax shows a custom class being initialized in the query:

public class MyProduct
{
   public string Name
   {
       get;
       set;
   }

   public decimal Price
   {
       get;
       set;
   }
}
Public Class MyProduct
 Public Property Name() As String
 Public Property Price() As Decimal
End Class

using ( FluentModel dbContext = new FluentModel() )
{
   var query = dbContext.Products.Where( p => p.UnitPrice > 30 ).
       Select(p => new MyProduct
       {
           Name = p.ProductName,
           Price = p.UnitPrice
       } );
   foreach ( var item in query )
   {
       Console.WriteLine( "Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price );
   }
}
Using dbContext As New FluentModel()
 Dim query = dbContext.Products.Where(Function(p) p.UnitPrice > 30).
       Select(Function(p) New MyProduct With {.Name = p.ProductName, .Price = p.UnitPrice})
 For Each item In query
  Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price)
 Next item
End Using

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