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Saleh Feek
Saleh Feek

Reputation: 2076

LINQ to SQL, using subquery with IN operator

I am a beginner in LINQ to SQL. I am trying to use a subquery with the SQL IN operator in LINQ. I am trying to integrate the queries friends_A and friends_B as subqueries with SQL IN operators in the posts query:

where p.UserName IN (friends_A)
where p.UserName IN (friends_B)

I don't care whether to integrate the subqueries inline or using variables.

The Question is:
How to integrate the queries friends_A and friends_B (inline or using variables) with the SQL IN operator?

Extra question: how to order the whole result (in var posts) from the Unions: orderby p.DateAndTime?

using (FacebookDataEntities entities = new FacebookDataEntities())
{

    var friends_A = from f in entities.Friends
                   where f.Friend_A != User.Identity.Name
                   && f.Friend_B == User.Identity.Name
                   select f.Friend_A;

    var friends_B = from f in entities.Friends
                   where f.Friend_A == User.Identity.Name
                   && f.Friend_B != User.Identity.Name
                   select f.Friend_B;

   var posts = ((from p in entities.Posts
     where p.UserName.ToLower() == User.Identity.Name
     select new { p.UserName, p.DateAndTime, p.PostText })

     .Union(from p in entities.Posts
            where p.UserName IN (friends_A)
            select new { p.UserName, p.DateAndTime, p.PostText })

     .Union(from p in entities.Posts
            where p.UserName IN (friends_B)
            select new { p.UserName, p.DateAndTime, p.PostText }));

   ListViewPosts.DataSource = posts.ToList();
   ListViewPosts.DataBind();
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 352

Answers (2)

Magnus
Magnus

Reputation: 46909

Looking at your code I think this is what you need. By doing it this way you can also avoid the unions.

var friends_A = from f in entities.Friends
                   where f.Friend_A != User.Identity.Name
                   && f.Friend_B == User.Identity.Name
                   select f.Friend_A;

var friends_B = from f in entities.Friends
                   where f.Friend_A == User.Identity.Name
                   && f.Friend_B != User.Identity.Name
                   select f.Friend_B;

var posts = 
     from p in entities.Posts
     let userName = p.UserName.ToLower()
     where 
        userName == User.Identity.Name ||
        friends_A.Concat(friends_B).Contains(userName)
     orderby 
        p.DateAndTime
     select new 
     { 
        p.UserName, 
        p.DateAndTime, 
        p.PostText 
     };

Upvotes: 1

Leandro Sousa
Leandro Sousa

Reputation: 42

Can you try this.

 .Union(from p in entities.Posts
        where friends_A.Any(f => f.Name == p.UserName)
        select new { p.UserName, p.DateAndTime, p.PostText })

 .Union(from p in entities.Posts
        where friends_B.Any(f => f.Name == p.UserName)
        select new { p.UserName, p.DateAndTime, p.PostText }));

Upvotes: 0

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