Question

var lastArticles = from a in be.MyTable
                   where a.id == 1
                   join c in be.OtherTable on a.parent equals c.id
                   orderby a.timestamp descending
                   select new { a, cName = c.name};

I need to get the first 5 elements.

I’m doing it by

.Take(5)

but is there a way to do in in the linq statement?

Answer 1

No, you need to use Skip() and Take() as method calls. There is no LINQ-specific equivalent.

var lastArticles = (from a in be.MyTable
                    where a.id == 1
                    join c in be.OtherTable on a.parent equals c.id
                    orderby a.timestamp descending
                    select new { a, cName = c.name }).Take(5);