UPDATE: It Is Now Working
I was able to finally get it completed. A working-example is detailed in an answer below (which I will be able to mark-off in 2 days).
Everything Below Here Was Part of the Original Question
For the last 3 days, I have been trying to build a dynamic-where-clause on a DBML DataContext using code samples from questions posted here and from other sources as well…none have worked!
For the reasons below, I am beginning to wonder if this is even POSSIBLE using under Framework 3.5:
- Predicate Builder notes Framework 4.0 on their site.
- Some answers here talk about an equivolent
Invokeversions in 4.0 (so I have some hope here). - …I could go on but you get the idea.
I am really at a loss and seem to be “grabbing at strings”…and I need some sound advice on how to approach this.
Original Version Had SOME Success But Only When:
The ONLY time I had a ‘inkling’ of success the data came-up (all 6178 rows of it) but no WHERE CLAUSE was applied. This was evidenced by the lack of any WHERE CLAUSE applied into the SQL found in the dataContext.GetCommand(query).CommandText.
Other Version #1 Fails:
And generates this error: “Method ‘System.Object DynamicInvoke(System.Object[])’ has no supported translation to SQL.”
// VERSION 1:
public static class PredicateBuilder
{
public static Expression<Func<T, bool>> True<T>() { return f => true; }
public static Expression<Func<T, bool>> False<T>() { return f => false; }
public static Expression<Func<T, bool>> Or<T>(this Expression<Func<T, bool>> expr1, Expression<Func<T, bool>> expr2)
{
var invokedExpr = Expression.Invoke(expr2, expr1.Parameters.Cast<Expression>());
return Expression.Lambda<Func<T, bool>>(Expression.OrElse(expr1.Body, invokedExpr), expr1.Parameters);
}
public static Expression<Func<T, bool>> And<T>(this Expression<Func<T, bool>> expr1, Expression<Func<T, bool>> expr2)
{
var invokedExpr = Expression.Invoke(expr2, expr1.Parameters.Cast<Expression>());
return Expression.Lambda<Func<T, bool>>(Expression.AndAlso(expr1.Body, invokedExpr), expr1.Parameters);
}
public static Expression<Func<T, bool>> StringLike<T>(Expression<Func<T, string>> selector, string pattern)
{
var predicate = PredicateBuilder.True<T>();
var parts = pattern.Split('%');
if (parts.Length == 1) // not '%' sign
{
predicate = predicate.And(s => selector.Compile()(s) == pattern);
}
else
{
for (int i = 0; i < parts.Length; i++)
{
string p = parts[i];
if (p.Length > 0)
{
if (i == 0)
{
predicate = predicate.And(s => selector.Compile()(s).StartsWith(p));
}
else if (i == parts.Length - 1)
{
predicate = predicate.And(s => selector.Compile()(s).EndsWith(p));
}
else
{
predicate = predicate.And(s => selector.Compile()(s).Contains(p));
}
}
}
}
return predicate;
}
}
// VERSION 1:
public List<QuickFindResult> QueryDocuments(string searchText, string customerSiteId, List<int> filterIds)
{
var where = PredicateBuilder.True<vw_QuickFindResult>();
var searches = new List<String>(searchText.Split(' '));
searches.ForEach(productName =>
{
string like = productName.Replace('"', '%')
.Replace('*', '%');
where = PredicateBuilder.StringLike<vw_QuickFindResult>(x => x.DocumentName, like);
});
var results = DocumentCollectionService.ListQuickFind(where, null);
// Do other stuff here...
return results;
}
// VERSION 1:
public static List<vw_QuickFindResult> ListQuickFind(Expression<Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool>> where, Expression<Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool>> orderBy)
{
var connectionString = GetConnectionString(ES_DOCUMENTS_CONNECTION_NAME);
List<vw_QuickFindResult> results = null;
using (HostingEnvironment.Impersonate())
{
using (var dataContext = new ES_DocumentsDataContext(connectionString))
{
IQueryable<vw_QuickFindResult> query = dataContext.vw_QuickFindResults;
query = query.Where(where);
results = query.ToList();
}
}
return results;
}
Other Version #2 Fails:
And generates this error: “Method ‘Boolean Like(System.String, System.String)’ cannot be used on the client; it is only for translation to SQL.”
// VERSION 2:
public List<QuickFindResult> QueryDocuments(string searchText, string customerSiteId, List<int> filterIds)
{
Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool> where = null;
Func<string, Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool>> buildKeywordPredicate = like => x => SqlMethods.Like(x.DocumentName, like);
Func<Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool>, Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool>, Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool>> buildOrPredicate = (pred1, pred2) => x => pred1(x) || pred2(x);
// Build LIKE Clause for the WHERE
var searches = new List<String>(searchText.Split(' '));
searches.ForEach(productName =>
{
string like = productName.Replace('"', '%')
.Replace('*', '%');
where = (where == null) ? buildKeywordPredicate(like) : buildOrPredicate(where, buildKeywordPredicate(like));
});
var results = DocumentCollectionService.ListQuickFind(where, null);
// Do other stuff here...
return results;
}
// VERSION 2:
public static List<vw_QuickFindResult> ListQuickFind(Expression<Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool>> where, Expression<Func<vw_QuickFindResult, bool>> orderBy)
{
var connectionString = GetConnectionString(ES_DOCUMENTS_CONNECTION_NAME);
List<vw_QuickFindResult> results = null;
using (HostingEnvironment.Impersonate())
{
using (var dataContext = new ES_DocumentsDataContext(connectionString))
{
var query = dataContext.vw_QuickFindResults.AsEnumerable();
query = query.Where(where);
results = query.ToList();
}
}
return results;
}
THIS IS THE CORRECT ASWER
Here is the working version for those who need it. The issue was a COMBINATION of things. The first of which was the following line was set to
True:var where = PredicateBuilder.True<vw_QuickFindResult>();It should be
False…var where = PredicateBuilder.False<vw_QuickFindResult>();I don’t know why…but other changes were needed also.