Question

I have to fetch the top 20 rows using this query and the like clause is not working. Can anybody tell me why / help me find a solution?

var zipcodes = (from results in db1.ZipCodes1 
                                 where  results.CityType == "D" && results.ZIPCode like '%ZC %'
                                 select new Ajaxresults 
                {
                   ZIPCode= results.ZIPCode,
                   CityName = results.CityName,
                   StateAbbr = results.StateAbbr,
                   StateName = results.StateName
                }).GroupBy(o => o.ZIPCode);

Answer 1

To select the top 20 rows, you should use the LINQ Take operator

var zipcodes = (from results in db1.ZipCodes1
   ...
   ).Take(20);