Question

This is probably pushing the boundaries of Linq-to-Sql a bit but given how versatile it has been so far I thought I’d ask.

I have 3 queries that are selecting identical information and only differ in the where clause, now I know I can pass a delegate in but this only allows me to filter the results already returned, but I want to build up the query via parameter to ensure efficiency.

Here is the query:

from row in DataContext.PublishedEvents
join link in DataContext.PublishedEvent_EventDateTimes
    on row.guid equals link.container
join time in DataContext.EventDateTimes on link.item equals time.guid
where row.ApprovalStatus == "Approved"
    && row.EventType == "Event"
    && time.StartDate <= DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(1)
    && (!time.EndDate.HasValue || time.EndDate.Value >= DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(1))
orderby time.StartDate
select new EventDetails
{
    Title = row.EventName,
    Description = TrimDescription(row.Description)
};

The code I want to apply via a parameter would be:

time.StartDate <= DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(1) &&
(!time.EndDate.HasValue || time.EndDate.Value >= DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(1))

Is this possible? I don’t think it is but thought I’d check out first.

Thanks

Answer 1

Yes it is.

var times = DataContext.EventDateTimes;
if (cond)
    times = times.Where(time => time.StartDate <= ...);

from row in ... join time in times ...