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DataLoadOptions::AssociateWith<T> Method (Expression<Func<T, Object>>)

Filters objects retrieved for a particular relationship.

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

public:
generic<typename T>
void AssociateWith(
	Expression<Func<T, Object^>^>^ expression
)

Type Parameters

T

The type that is queried against.

If the type is unmapped, an exception is thrown.

Parameters

expression
Type: System.Linq.Expressions::Expression<Func<T, Object>>
Identifies the query to be used on a particular one-to-many field or property. Note the following:
If the expression does not start with a field or property that represents a one-to-many relationship, an exception is thrown.
If an operator other than a valid operator appears in the expression, an exception is thrown. Valid operators are as follows:
Where
OrderBy
ThenBy
OrderByDescending
ThenByDescending
Take

For information about how to avoid cycles, see DataLoadOptions.

In the following example, the inner loop iterates only over those Orders that have not been shipped today.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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