EntityDataSource::Where Property
Gets or sets the Entity SQL expression that specifies how to filter the query results.
Assembly: System.Web.Entity (in System.Web.Entity.dll)
public: virtual property String^ Where { String^ get () sealed; void set (String^ value) sealed; }
<asp:EntityDataSource Where="String" />
Implements
IDynamicDataSource::WhereThe Where property of the EntityDataSource control is a string that represents a WHERE clause that is the predicate of an Entity SQL query. This string is passed, without modification, to an ObjectQuery<T> that is executed by Object Services. This query is the source of the data regulated by the EntityDataSource control. The string supplied to the Where property uses the same format as the string that is passed to the Where method of ObjectQuery<T>. For examples of how to use the WHERE clause to filter a query, see How to: Filter Data (Entity Framework).
The XML markup in the following example, in an .aspx file, retrieves a value from a control and passes it as a parameter to the Where property.
<asp:EntityDataSource ID="SalesOrderHeader" runat="server"
ConnectionString="name=AdventureWorksEntities"
DefaultContainerName="AdventureWorksEntities" EnableDelete="True"
EnableInsert="True" EnableUpdate="True" EntitySetName="SalesOrderHeader"
EntityTypeFilter="" OrderBy="it.TotalDue DESC" Select=""
Where="it.OnlineOrderFlag = TRUE AND it.TotalDue > @ordercost">
<WhereParameters>
<asp:ControlParameter ControlID="costLimit" DbType="Int32"
DefaultValue="2500" Name="ordercost" PropertyName="Text" />
</WhereParameters>
</asp:EntityDataSource>
The previous XML example is the same as the following ObjectQuery<T> named onlineOrders:
ObjectQuery<SalesOrderHeader> onlineOrders =
context.SalesOrderHeader
.Where("it.OnlineOrderFlag = TRUE AND it.TotalDue > @ordercost",
new ObjectParameter("ordercost", orderCost))
.OrderBy("it.TotalDue DESC");
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003
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