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How to: Use Stored Procedures that Take Parameters

LINQ to SQL maps output parameters to reference parameters, and for value types declares the parameter as nullable.

For an example of how to use an input parameter in a query that returns a rowset, see How to: Return Rowsets.

Example 1

The following example takes a single input parameter (the customer ID) and returns an out parameter (the total sales for that customer).

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[CustOrderTotal]
@CustomerID nchar(5),  
@TotalSales money OUTPUT  
AS  
SELECT @TotalSales = SUM(OD.UNITPRICE*(1-OD.DISCOUNT) * OD.QUANTITY)  
FROM ORDERS O, "ORDER DETAILS" OD  
where O.CUSTOMERID = @CustomerID AND O.ORDERID = OD.ORDERID  
[Function(Name="dbo.CustOrderTotal")]
[return: Parameter(DbType="Int")]
public int CustOrderTotal([Parameter(Name="CustomerID", DbType="NChar(5)")] string customerID, [Parameter(Name="TotalSales", DbType="Money")] ref System.Nullable<decimal> totalSales)
{
    IExecuteResult result = this.ExecuteMethodCall(this, ((MethodInfo)(MethodInfo.GetCurrentMethod())), customerID, totalSales);
    totalSales = ((System.Nullable<decimal>)(result.GetParameterValue(1)));
    return ((int)(result.ReturnValue));
}
<FunctionAttribute(Name:="dbo.CustOrderTotal")> _
 Public Function CustOrderTotal(<Parameter(Name:="CustomerID", DbType:="NChar(5)")> ByVal customerID As String, <Parameter(Name:="TotalSales", DbType:="Money")> ByRef totalSales As System.Nullable(Of Decimal)) As <Parameter(DbType:="Int")> Integer
    Dim result As IExecuteResult = Me.ExecuteMethodCall(Me, CType(MethodInfo.GetCurrentMethod, MethodInfo), customerID, totalSales)
    totalSales = CType(result.GetParameterValue(1), System.Nullable(Of Decimal))
    Return CType(result.ReturnValue, Integer)
End Function

Example 2

You would call this stored procedure as follows:

Northwnd db = new Northwnd(@"c:\northwnd.mdf");
decimal? totalSales = 0;
db.CustOrderTotal("alfki", ref totalSales);

Console.WriteLine(totalSales);
Dim db As New Northwnd("C:\...\northwnd.mdf")
Dim totalSales As Decimal? = 0
db.CustOrderTotal("alfki", totalSales)

Console.WriteLine(totalSales)

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