IQueryProvider.CreateQuery(Of TElement) Method (Expression)

 

Constructs an IQueryable(Of T) object that can evaluate the query represented by a specified expression tree.

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

Function CreateQuery(Of TElement) (
	expression As Expression
) As IQueryable(Of TElement)

Parameters

expression
Type: System.Linq.Expressions.Expression

An expression tree that represents a LINQ query.

Return Value

Type: System.Linq.IQueryable(Of TElement)

An IQueryable(Of T) that can evaluate the query represented by the specified expression tree.

Type Parameters

TElement

The type of the elements of the IQueryable(Of T) that is returned.

System_CAPS_noteNote

The Expression property of the returned IQueryable(Of T) object is equal to expression.

The CreateQuery(Of TElement) method is used to create new IQueryable(Of T) objects, given an expression tree. The query that is represented by the returned object is associated with a specific LINQ provider.

Most of the Queryable standard query operator methods that return enumerable results call this method. They pass it a MethodCallExpression that represents a LINQ query.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.1
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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