EntityFunctions.Like Method
Definition
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Overloads
| Like(String, String) |
When used as part of a LINQ to Entities query, this method invokes the canonical Like EDM operator to match an expression. |
| Like(String, String, String) |
When used as part of a LINQ to Entities query, this method invokes the canonical Like EDM operator to match an expression. |
Like(String, String)
When used as part of a LINQ to Entities query, this method invokes the canonical Like EDM operator to match an expression.
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId="likeExpression")]
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId="searchString")]
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1720:IdentifiersShouldNotContainTypeNames", MessageId="string")]
public static bool Like (string searchString, string likeExpression);static member Like : string * string -> boolPublic Shared Function Like (searchString As String, likeExpression As String) As BooleanParameters
- searchString
- String
The string to search.
- likeExpression
- String
The expression to match against.
Returns
True if the searched string matches the expression; otherwise false.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query. This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database.
Applies to
Like(String, String, String)
When used as part of a LINQ to Entities query, this method invokes the canonical Like EDM operator to match an expression.
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[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1720:IdentifiersShouldNotContainTypeNames", MessageId="string")]
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId="likeExpression")]
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId="searchString")]
public static bool Like (string searchString, string likeExpression, string escapeCharacter);static member Like : string * string * string -> boolPublic Shared Function Like (searchString As String, likeExpression As String, escapeCharacter As String) As BooleanParameters
- searchString
- String
The string to search.
- likeExpression
- String
The expression to match against.
- escapeCharacter
- String
The string to escape special characters with, must only be a single character.
Returns
True if the searched string matches the expression; otherwise false.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query. This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database.
Applies to
Entity Framework