Question

I have a DataSet where there is a column called PName, PCode and PDesc. Is there anyway that i could set my datasource based on a query something like

gridview.DataSource = Get me everything where PName LIKE 'somevalue' 
                      OR PCode LIKE 'somevalue' 
                      OR PDesc LIKE 'somevalue'

I have tried to find about using LINQ but i do not see any with OR’s , is this possible?. I would appreciate any pointers / help.

Answer 1

You could try this out:

gridview.DataSource = from d in DataSetVar.Tables[0].AsEnumerable()
                  where d.Field<string>("PName").IndexOf("stringToFind1") >= 0 ||
                  d.Field<string>("PCode ").IndexOf("stringToFind2") >= 0 ||
                  d.Field<string>("PDesc").IndexOf("stringToFind3") >= 0
                  select d;

Also, AsEnumerable is part of the System.Data.DataSetExtensions library.