QueryOperationResponse<T>.GetContinuation Method

Definition

Gets a DataServiceQueryContinuation<T> object that contains the URI that is used to retrieve the next results page.

public:
 System::Data::Services::Client::DataServiceQueryContinuation<T> ^ GetContinuation();
public System.Data.Services.Client.DataServiceQueryContinuation<T> GetContinuation ();
override this.GetContinuation : unit -> System.Data.Services.Client.DataServiceQueryContinuation<'T>
Public Function GetContinuation () As DataServiceQueryContinuation(Of T)

Returns

An object that contains the URI that is used to return the next results page.

Examples

This example uses the GetContinuation method in a do…while loop to load Customers entities from a paged results from the data service.

// Create the DataServiceContext using the service URI.
NorthwindEntities context = new NorthwindEntities(svcUri);
DataServiceQueryContinuation<Customer> token = null;
int pageCount = 0;

try
{
    // Execute the query for all customers and get the response object.
    QueryOperationResponse<Customer> response =
        context.Customers.Execute() as QueryOperationResponse<Customer>;

    // With a paged response from the service, use a do...while loop
    // to enumerate the results before getting the next link.
    do
    {
        // Write the page number.
        Console.WriteLine("Page {0}:", pageCount++);

        // If nextLink is not null, then there is a new page to load.
        if (token != null)
        {
            // Load the new page from the next link URI.
            response = context.Execute<Customer>(token)
                as QueryOperationResponse<Customer>;
        }

        // Enumerate the customers in the response.
        foreach (Customer customer in response)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\tCustomer Name: {0}", customer.CompanyName);
        }
    }

    // Get the next link, and continue while there is a next link.
    while ((token = response.GetContinuation()) != null);
}
catch (DataServiceQueryException ex)
{
    throw new ApplicationException(
        "An error occurred during query execution.", ex);
}
' Create the DataServiceContext using the service URI.
Dim context = New NorthwindEntities(svcUri)
Dim token As DataServiceQueryContinuation(Of Customer) = Nothing
Dim pageCount = 0

Try
    ' Execute the query for all customers and get the response object.
    Dim response As QueryOperationResponse(Of Customer) = _
        CType(context.Customers.Execute(), QueryOperationResponse(Of Customer))

    ' With a paged response from the service, use a do...while loop 
    ' to enumerate the results before getting the next link.
    Do
        ' Write the page number.
        Console.WriteLine("Page {0}:", pageCount + 1)

        ' If nextLink is not null, then there is a new page to load.
        If token IsNot Nothing Then
            ' Load the new page from the next link URI.
            response = CType(context.Execute(Of Customer)(token),  _
            QueryOperationResponse(Of Customer))
        End If

        ' Enumerate the customers in the response.
        For Each customer As Customer In response
            Console.WriteLine(vbTab & "Customer Name: {0}", customer.CompanyName)
        Next

        ' Get the next link, and continue while there is a next link.
        token = response.GetContinuation()
    Loop While token IsNot Nothing
Catch ex As DataServiceQueryException
    Throw New ApplicationException( _
            "An error occurred during query execution.", ex)
End Try

Applies to