I am trying to dynamically build an IQueryable that will test to see if a number of strings exists in the description.
using SQL this can be easily achieved by having multiple OR statements.
but how can i do this using LINQ?
here is my code thus far...
List<string> keywords = new List<string>() { "BMW", "M3" };
IQueryable<AuctionVehicle> Results =
from a in DBContext.tbl_Auction
join v in DBContext.tbl_Vehicle on a.VehicleID equals v.VehicleID
where v.Fuel.Equals(Fuel)
&& v.Transmission.Equals(Transmission)
&& a.EndDate < DateTime.Now
select new AuctionVehicle()
{
DB_Auction = a,
DB_Vehicle = v
};
// Keywords
if (keywords.Count == 1)
{
Results = Results.Where(x => x.DB_Auction.Description.Contains(keywords[0]));
}
else if (keywords.Count > 1)
{
// ****************************
// How can i add multiple OR statements??
// ****************************
Results = Results.Where(x => x.DB_Auction.Description.Contains(keywords[0]));
foreach (string keyword in keywords)
{
Results = Results.Where(x => x.DB_Auction.Description.Contains(keyword));
}
}
return Results;
You can replace:
if (keywords.Count == 1)
{
Results = Results.Where(x => x.DB_Auction.Description.Contains(keywords[0]));
}
else if (keywords.Count > 1)
{
Results = Results.Where(x => x.DB_Auction.Description.Contains(keywords[0]));
foreach (string keyword in keywords)
{
Results = Results.Where(x => x.DB_Auction.Description.Contains(keyword));
}
}
by
Results = Results.Where(x => keywords.Any(y=>x.DB_Auction.Description.Contains(y)));
So, eventually you may want to add this in you LINQ expression:
where keywords.Any(x=>a.Description.Contains(x))
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