If condition in LINQ Where clause

Question

With Linq, can I use a conditional statement inside of a Where extension method?

Answer 1

var query = someList.Where(a => (someCondition)? a == "something" : true); 

so, if 'someCondition' is false, 'Where' will be skipped.

Answer 2

Yes you can like:

var query = someList.Where(a => a == "something"); if (condition) {     query = query.Where(b => b == "something else"); } var result = query.ToList(); 

Because Where is producing an IQueryable, the execution is deferred until the ToList in my example so you can chain Wheres together as much as you want and then just execute it after you have passed all your conditions.