Dapper parameterized query for string value causing issues?

Question

I have this Method# 1 query below that is parameterized using dapper, problem is the query times out with this approach even after waiting 30sec and normally it takes max of 1 sec on SSMS with plain sql.

However Method # 2 query actually works where the query is built on the server side instead of parameterized one. One thing i have noticed is, it might have something to do with filter for FirstName and LastName, I have single Quote on Method #2 for those filter but not for Method #1.

What is wrong with Method # 1 ?

Method # 1

string query = "SELECT *
                FROM dbo.Customer c                
                WHERE c.MainCustomerId = @CustomerId 
                AND (@IgnoreCustomerId = 1 OR c.CustomerID = @FilterCustomerId)
                AND (@IgnoreFirstName = 1 OR c.FirstName = @FilterFirstName)
                AND (@IgnoreLastName = 1 OR c.LastName = @FilterLastName)
                AND (@IgnoreMemberStatus = 1 OR c.CustomerStatusID = @FilterMemberStatus)
                AND (@IgnoreMemberType = 1 OR c.CustomerTypeID = @FilterMemberType)
                AND (@IgnoreRank = 1 OR c.RankID = @FilterRank)
                ORDER BY c.CustomerId
                OFFSET @OffSet ROWS
                FETCH NEXT 50 ROWS ONLY";       



                _procExecutor.ExecuteSqlAsync<Report>(query, new
            {
                CustomerId = customerId,
                IgnoreCustomerId = ignoreCustomerId,
                FilterCustomerId = filter.CustomerID,
                IgnoreFirstName = ignoreFirstName,
                FilterFirstName = filter.FirstName,
                IgnoreLastName = ignoreLastName,
                FilterLastName = filter.LastName,
                IgnoreMemberStatus = ignoreMemberStatus,
                FilterMemberStatus = Convert.ToInt32(filter.MemberStatus),
                IgnoreMemberType = ignoreMemberType,
                FilterMemberType = Convert.ToInt32(filter.MemberType),
                IgnoreRank = ignoreRank,
                FilterRank = Convert.ToInt32(filter.Rank),
                OffSet = (page - 1) * 50
            });


    Method # 2      

            string queryThatWorks =
                            "SELECT *
                 FROM dbo.Customer c                
                WHERE c.MainCustomerId = @CustomerId 
                AND ({1} = 1 OR c.CustomerID = {2})
                AND ({3} = 1 OR c.FirstName = '{4}')
                AND ({5}= 1 OR c.LastName = '{6}')
                AND ({7} = 1 OR c.CustomerStatusID = {8})
                AND ({9} = 1 OR c.CustomerTypeID = {10})
                AND ({11} = 1 OR c.RankID = {12})
                ORDER BY c.CustomerId
                OFFSET {13} ROWS
                FETCH NEXT 50 ROWS ONLY";

                _procExecutor.ExecuteSqlAsync<Report>(string.Format(queryThatWorks,
                customerId,
                ignoreCustomerId,
                filter.CustomerID,
                ignoreFirstName,
                filter.FirstName,
                ignoreLastName,
                filter.LastName,
                ignoreMemberStatus,
                 Convert.ToInt32(filter.MemberStatus),
                 ignoreMemberType,
                 Convert.ToInt32(filter.MemberType),
                 ignoreRank,
                  Convert.ToInt32(filter.Rank),
                 (page - 1) * 50
                ), null);

Answer 1

I've seen this countless times before.

I'm willing to bet that your columns are varChar, but Dapper is sending in your parameters as nVarChar. When that happens, SQL Server has to run a conversion on the value stored in each and every row. Besides being really slow, this prevents you from using indexes.

See "Ansi Strings and varchar" in https://github.com/StackExchange/dapper-dot-net