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()

Remarks

See Database functions for more information and examples.

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'.

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

Parameters

_ DbFunctions

The Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbFunctions instance.

operand TProperty

The operand to which to apply the collation.

collation string

The name of the collation.

Returns

TProperty

Type Parameters

TProperty

The type of the operand on which the collation is being specified.

Remarks

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

See Database functions for more information and examples.