Question

What is the C# LINQ equivalent to the SQL MIN function?

I would like to convert the following SQL to LINQ:

Select MIN(dbo.Orders.OrderTimestamp) as MinimumTimeStamp From dbo.Orders;

Thanks

Joe

Answer 1

This should suffice:

var MinimumTimeStamp = Orders.Select(order => order.OrderTimeStamp)
                             .Min();

Just noticed the Linq to SQL tag –

var MinimumTimeStamp = DataContext.Orders.Select(order => order.OrderTimeStamp)
                                         .Min();