ObjectQuery<T>::Top Method (String^, array<ObjectParameter^>^)
.NET Framework (current version)
Limits the query results to a specified number of items.
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
Parameters
- count
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Type:
System::String^
The number of items in the results as a string.
- parameters
-
Type:
array<System.Data.Objects::ObjectParameter^>^
An optional set of query parameters that should be in scope when parsing.
Return Value
Type: System.Data.Objects::ObjectQuery<T>^A new ObjectQuery<T> instance that is equivalent to the original instance with TOP applied.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | count is null. |
| ArgumentException | count is an empty string. |
These examples are based on the AdventureWorks Sales Model.
This example creates a new ObjectQuery<T> that contains the first two results of the existing query.
This example gets five Product objects after skipping the first three in the query result, sorted by Product.ListPrice. Top is used instead of LIMIT for paging.
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Available since 3.5
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