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Queryable.Take(TSource) Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Returns a specified number of contiguous elements from the start of a sequence.

Namespace: System.Linq
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)

static member Take : 
        source:IQueryable<'TSource> * 
        count:int -> IQueryable<'TSource>

Type Parameters

TSource: The type of the elements of source.

Parameters

source: Type: System.Linq.IQueryable(TSource)
The sequence to return elements from.

count: Type: System.Int32
The number of elements to return.

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.IQueryable(TSource)
An IQueryable(T) that contains the specified number of elements from the start of source.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IQueryable(TSource). When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	source is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The Take(TSource)(IQueryable(TSource), Int32) method generates a MethodCallExpression that represents calling Take(TSource)(IQueryable(TSource), Int32) itself as a constructed generic method. It then passes the MethodCallExpression to the CreateQuery(Expression) method of the IQueryProvider represented by the Provider property of the source parameter.

The query behavior that occurs as a result of executing an expression tree that represents calling Take(TSource)(IQueryable(TSource), Int32) depends on the implementation of the type of the source parameter. The expected behavior is that it takes the first count elements from the start of source.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use Take(TSource)(IQueryable(TSource), Int32) to return elements from the start of a sequence.

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Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Queryable Class

System.Linq Namespace

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