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

For limit 1 use methods FirstOrDefault() or First().

Example

var y = (from x in q select x).FirstOrDefault();

Answer 2

I had to use Take(n) method, then transform to list, Worked like a charm:

    var listTest = (from x in table1
                     join y in table2
                     on x.field1 equals y.field1
                     orderby x.id descending
                     select new tempList()
                     {
                         field1 = y.field1,
                         active = x.active
                     }).Take(10).ToList();