What's the Linq to SQL equivalent to TOP or LIMIT/OFFSET?

Question

How do I do this

Select top 10 Foo from MyTable

in Linq to SQL?

Answer 1

This works well in C#

var q = from m in MyTable.Take(10)
        select m.Foo

Answer 2

Taking data of DataBase without sorting is the same as random take

Answer 3

You would use the Take(N) method.

Answer 4

Use the Take(int n) method:

var q = query.Take(10);

Answer 5

Array oList = ((from m in dc.Reviews
                           join n in dc.Users on m.authorID equals n.userID
                           orderby m.createdDate descending
                           where m.foodID == _id                      
                           select new
                           {
                               authorID = m.authorID,
                               createdDate = m.createdDate,
                               review = m.review1,
                               author = n.username,
                               profileImgUrl = n.profileImgUrl
                           }).Take(2)).ToArray();

Answer 6

The OP actually mentioned offset as well, so for ex. if you'd like to get the items from 30 to 60, you would do:

var foo = (From t In MyTable
       Select t.Foo).Skip(30).Take(30);

Use the "Skip" method for offset.
Use the "Take" method for limit.