ObjectQuery<T>::Top Method
Limits the query results to a specified number of items.
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)
public: ObjectQuery<T>^ Top( String^ count, ... array<ObjectParameter^>^ parameters )
Parameters
- count
- 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 nullptr. |
| ArgumentException | count is an empty string. |
These examples are based on the Adventure Works 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.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.