SQL “not in” syntax for Entity Framework 4.1

Question

I have a simple issue with Entity Framework syntax for the \"not in\" SQL equivalent. Essentially, I want to convert the following SQL syntax into Entity Framework syntax:<

Answer 1

This one requires you to think backwards a little bit. Instead of asking if the value is not in some list of ids, you have to ask of some list of id's does not contain the value. Like this

int[] list = new int[] {1,2,3}
Result = (from x in dbo.List where list.Contains(x.id) == false select x);