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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.

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5
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