Question

I’ve got the following SQL:

select * from transaction_log where stoptime like '%2008%' 

How do I write this in LINQ to SQL syntax?

Answer 1

If you want to use the literal method, it’s like this:

var query = from l in transaction_log             where SqlMethods.Like(l.stoptime, '%2008%')             select l; 

Another option is:

var query = from l in transaction_log         where l.stoptime.Contains('2008')         select l; 

If it’s a DateTime:

var query = from l in transaction_log         where l.stoptime.Year = 2008         select l; 

That method is in the System.Data.Linq.SqlClient namespace