Class RelationalDbFunctionsExtensions

Namespace: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore

Assembly: Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational.dll

Provides CLR methods that get translated to database functions when used in LINQ to Entities queries. The methods on this class are accessed via Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.EF.Functions.

public static class RelationalDbFunctionsExtensions

Inheritance: object

RelationalDbFunctionsExtensions

Inherited Members: object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

Methods

Collate<TProperty>(DbFunctions, TProperty, string)

Explicitly specifies a collation to be used in a LINQ query. Can be used to generate fragments such as WHERE customer.name COLLATE 'de_DE' = 'John Doe'.

The available collations and their names vary across databases, consult your database's documentation for more information.

public static TProperty Collate<TProperty>(this DbFunctions _, TProperty operand, string collation)

Parameters

_ DbFunctions: The DbFunctions instance.
operand TProperty: The operand to which to apply the collation.
collation string: The name of the collation.

Returns

TProperty

Type Parameters