Question

I’m using VB.NET FX 4.0 and EF.
In my code I use:

Dim query As System.Linq.IQueryable(Of MY_TABLE)
Dim sCondition As String = "it.DATE_IN = '" + searchDate + "'"
query = From c In MyContext.MY_TABLE .Where(sCondition ) Select c

There result always empty and my question is..
How to get only date portion from DATE_IN field, since the searchDate is only in format dd/MM/yyyy

Answer 1

You can use EntityFunctions.TruncateTime to remove the time part. Also you should use a DateTime rather than a string value when you compare the dates.

Dim dateValue = DateTime.Parse(searchDate).Date
Dim query = MyContext.MY_TABLE.Where(Function(x) _
            EntityFunctions.TruncateTime(x.DATE_IN) = dateValue)