How do I simulate "In" using Linq2Sql
- by flipdoubt
I often find myself with a list of disconnected Linq2Sql objects or keys that I need to re-select from a Linq2Sql data-context to update or delete in the database. If this were SQL, I would use IN in the SQL WHERE clause, but I am stuck with what to do in Linq2Sql. Here is a sample of what I would like to write:
public void MarkValidated(IList<int> idsToValidate)
{
using(_Db.NewSession()) // Instatiates new DataContext
{
// ThatAreIn <- this is where I am stuck
var items = _Db.Items.ThatAreIn(idsToValidate).ToList();
foreach(var item in items)
item.Validated = DateTime.Now;
_Db.SubmitChanges();
} // Disposes of DataContext
}
Or:
public void DeleteItems(IList<int> idsToDelete)
{
using(_Db.NewSession()) // Instatiates new DataContext
{
// ThatAreIn <- this is where I am stuck
var items = _Db.Items.ThatAreIn(idsToValidate);
_Db.Items.DeleteAllOnSubmit(items);
_Db.SubmitChanges();
} // Disposes of DataContext
}
Can I get this done in one trip to the database? If so, how? Is it possible to send all those ints to the database as a list of parameters and is that more efficient than doing a foreach over the list to select each item one at a time?
