Integer Contains Using Linq

Question

I\'m having some difficulty writing a linq query that will check whether the consecutive digits in an integer are contained in the primary key of a table. So, suppose there

Answer 1

Try:

var results = from e in myDbContext.Employees
  where SqlFunctions.StringConvert((double)e.Id).Contains(filter)
  select e;

Answer 2

You can convert both to string and then do the query. In your case:

string filter = "456"; var results = from e in myDbContext.Employees where e.Id.ToString().Contains(filter) select e;