Queryable::Single<TSource> Method (IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource, Boolean>>)
Returns the only element of a sequence that satisfies a specified condition, and throws an exception if more than one such element exists.
Namespace: System.Linq
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of source.
Parameters
- source
- Type: System.Linq::IQueryable<TSource>
An IQueryable<T> to return a single element from.
- predicate
- Type: System.Linq.Expressions::Expression<Func<TSource, Boolean>>
A function to test an element for a condition.
Return Value
Type: TSourceThe single element of the input sequence that satisfies the condition in predicate.
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.| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | source or predicate is nullptr. |
| InvalidOperationException | No element satisfies the condition in predicate. -or- More than one element satisfies the condition in predicate. -or- The source sequence is empty. |
This method has at least one parameter of type Expression<TDelegate> whose type argument is one of the Func<T, TResult> types. For these parameters, you can pass in a lambda expression and it will be compiled to an Expression<TDelegate>.
The Single<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource, Boolean>>) method generates a MethodCallExpression that represents calling Single<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource, Boolean>>) itself as a constructed generic method. It then passes the MethodCallExpression to the Execute<TResult>(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 Single<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource, Boolean>>) depends on the implementation of the type of the source parameter. The expected behavior is that it returns the only element in source that satisfies the condition specified by predicate.
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