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Query Expressions (F#)

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Query expressions enable you to query a data source and put the data in a desired form. Query expressions provide support for LINQ in F#.

query { expression }

Remarks

Query expressions are a type of computation expression similar to sequence expressions. Just as you specify a sequence by providing code in a sequence expression, you specify a set of data by providing code in a query expression. In a sequence expression, the yield keyword identifies data to be returned as part of the resulting sequence. In query expressions, the select keyword performs the same function. In addition to the select keyword, F# also supports a number of query operators that are much like the parts of a SQL SELECT statement. Here is an example of a simple query expression, along with code that connects to the Northwind OData source.

// Use the OData type provider to create types that can be used to access the Northwind database.
// Add References to FSharp.Data.TypeProviders and System.Data.Services.Client
open Microsoft.FSharp.Data.TypeProviders

type Northwind = ODataService<"http://services.odata.org/Northwind/Northwind.svc">
let db = Northwind.GetDataContext()

// A query expression.
let query1 = query { for customer in db.Customers do
                     select customer }

query1
|> Seq.iter (fun customer -> printfn "Company: %s Contact: %s" customer.CompanyName customer.ContactName)

In the previous code example, the query expression is in curly braces. The meaning of the code in the expression is, return every customer in the Customers table in the database in the query results. Query expressions return a type that implements IQueryable and IEnumerable, and so they can be iterated using the Seq module as the example shows.

Every computation expression type is built from a builder class. The builder class for the query computation expression is QueryBuilder. For more information, see Computation Expressions (F#) and Linq.QueryBuilder Class (F#).

Query Operators

Query operators enable you to specify the details of the query, such as to put criteria on records to be returned, or specify the sorting order of results. The query source must support the query operator. If you attempt to use an unsupported query operator, NotSupportedException will be thrown.

Only expressions that can be translated to SQL are allowed in query expressions. For example, no function calls are allowed in the expressions when you use the where query operator.

Table 1 shows available query operators. In addition, see Table2, which compares SQL queries and the equivalent F# query expressions later in this topic. Some query operators aren't supported by some type providers. In particular, the OData type provider is limited in the query operators that it supports due to limitations in OData. For more information, see ODataService Type Provider (F#).

This table assumes a database in the following form:

Sample Database Diagram

Student Course Database Diagram

The code in the tables that follow also assumes the following database connection code. Projects should add references to System.Data, System.Data.Linq, and FSharp.Data.TypeProviders assemblies. The code that creates this database is included at the end of this topic.

open System
open Microsoft.FSharp.Data.TypeProviders
open System.Data.Linq.SqlClient
open System.Linq
open Microsoft.FSharp.Linq



type schema = SqlDataConnection<"Data Source=SERVER\INSTANCE;Initial Catalog=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;">

let db = schema.GetDataContext()

// Needed for some query operator examples:
let data = [ 1; 5; 7; 11; 18; 21]

Table 1. Query Operators

Operator

Description

contains

Determines whether the selected elements include a specified element.

let isStudent11 =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        select student.Age.Value
        contains 11
    }

count

Returns the number of selected elements.

let countOfStudents =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        select student
        count
    }

last

Selects the last element of those selected so far.

let number = 
    query {
        for number in data do
        last
    }

lastOrDefault

Selects the last element of those selected so far, or a default value if no element is found.

let number =
    query {
        for number in data do
        where (number < 0)
        lastOrDefault
    }

exactlyOne

Selects the single, specific element selected so far. If multiple elements are present, an exception is thrown.

let student =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (student.StudentID = 1)
        select student
        exactlyOne
    }

exactlyOneOrDefault

Selects the single, specific element of those selected so far, or a default value if that element is not found.

let student =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (student.StudentID = 1)
        select student
        exactlyOneOrDefault
    }

headOrDefault

Selects the first element of those selected so far, or a default value if the sequence contains no elements.

let student =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        select student
        headOrDefault
    }

select

Projects each of the elements selected so far.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    select student
    }

where

Selects elements based on a specified predicate.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (student.StudentID > 4)
    select student
    }

minBy

Selects a value for each element selected so far and returns the minimum resulting value.

let student =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        minBy student.StudentID
    }

maxBy

Selects a value for each element selected so far and returns the maximum resulting value.

let student =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        maxBy student.StudentID
    }

groupBy

Groups the elements selected so far according to a specified key selector.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupBy student.Age into g
    select (g.Key, g.Count())
    }

sortBy

Sorts the elements selected so far in ascending order by the given sorting key.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortBy student.Name
    select student
}

sortByDescending

Sorts the elements selected so far in descending order by the given sorting key.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortByDescending student.Name
    select student
}

thenBy

Performs a subsequent ordering of the elements selected so far in ascending order by the given sorting key. This operator may only be used after a sortBy, sortByDescending, thenBy, or thenByDescending.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where student.Age.HasValue
    sortBy student.Age.Value
    thenBy student.Name
    select student
}

thenByDescending

Performs a subsequent ordering of the elements selected so far in descending order by the given sorting key. This operator may only be used after a sortBy, sortByDescending, thenBy, or thenByDescending.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where student.Age.HasValue
    sortBy student.Age.Value
    thenByDescending student.Name
    select student
}

groupValBy

Selects a value for each element selected so far and groups the elements by the given key.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupValBy student.Name student.Age into g
    select (g, g.Key, g.Count())
    }

join

Correlates two sets of selected values based on matching keys. Note that the order of the keys around the = sign in a join expression is significant. In all joins, if the line is split after the -> symbol, the indentation must be indented at least as far as the keyword for.

query {
    for student in db.Student do 
    join selection in db.CourseSelection on
          (student.StudentID = selection.StudentID)
    select (student, selection)
}

groupJoin

Correlates two sets of selected values based on matching keys and groups the results. Note that the order of the keys around the = sign in a join expression is significant.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupJoin courseSelection in db.CourseSelection on
               (student.StudentID = courseSelection.StudentID) into g
    for courseSelection in g do
    join course in db.Course on (courseSelection.CourseID = course.CourseID)
    select (student.Name, course.CourseName)
    }

leftOuterJoin

Correlates two sets of selected values based on matching keys and groups the results. If any group is empty, a group with a single default value is used instead. Note that the order of the keys around the = sign in a join expression is significant.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    leftOuterJoin selection in db.CourseSelection on
                   (student.StudentID = selection.StudentID) into result
    for selection in result.DefaultIfEmpty() do
    select (student, selection)
    }

sumByNullable

Selects a nullable value for each element selected so far and returns the sum of these values. If any nullable does not have a value, it is ignored.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sumByNullable student.Age
}

minByNullable

Selects a nullable value for each element selected so far and returns the minimum of these values. If any nullable does not have a value, it is ignored.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    minByNullable student.Age
}

maxByNullable

Selects a nullable value for each element selected so far and returns the maximum of these values. If any nullable does not have a value, it is ignored.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    maxByNullable student.Age
    }

averageByNullable

Selects a nullable value for each element selected so far and returns the average of these values. If any nullable does not have a value, it is ignored.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    averageByNullable (Nullable.float student.Age)
    }

averageBy

Selects a value for each element selected so far and returns the average of these values.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    averageBy (float student.StudentID)
}

distinct

Selects distinct elements from the elements selected so far.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    join selection in db.CourseSelection on
          (student.StudentID = selection.StudentID)
    distinct        
}

exists

Determines whether any element selected so far satisfies a condition.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (query { for courseSelection in db.CourseSelection do
                   exists (courseSelection.StudentID = student.StudentID) })
    select student
}

find

Selects the first element selected so far that satisfies a specified condition.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    find (student.Name = "Abercrombie, Kim")
}

all

Determines whether all elements selected so far satisfy a condition.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    all (SqlMethods.Like(student.Name, "%,%"))
}

head

Selects the first element from those selected so far.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    head
}

nth

Selects the element at a specified index amongst those selected so far.

query {
    for numbers in data do
    nth 3
}

skip

Bypasses a specified number of the elements selected so far and then selects the remaining elements.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    skip 1
}

skipWhile

Bypasses elements in a sequence as long as a specified condition is true and then selects the remaining elements.

query {
    for number in data do
    skipWhile (number < 3)
    select student
    }

sumBy

Selects a value for each element selected so far and returns the sum of these values.

query {
   for student in db.Student do
   sumBy student.StudentID
   }

take

Selects a specified number of contiguous elements from those selected so far.

query {
   for student in db.Student do
   select student
   take 2
   }

takeWhile

Selects elements from a sequence as long as a specified condition is true, and then skips the remaining elements.

query {
    for number in data do
    takeWhile (number < 10)
    }

sortByNullable

Sorts the elements selected so far in ascending order by the given nullable sorting key.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortByNullable student.Age
    select student
}

sortByNullableDescending

Sorts the elements selected so far in descending order by the given nullable sorting key.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortByNullableDescending student.Age
    select student
}

thenByNullable

Performs a subsequent ordering of the elements selected so far in ascending order by the given nullable sorting key. This operator may only be used immediately after a sortBy, sortByDescending, thenBy, or thenByDescending, or their nullable variants.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortBy student.Name
    thenByNullable student.Age
    select student
}

thenByNullableDescending

Performs a subsequent ordering of the elements selected so far in descending order by the given nullable sorting key. This operator may only be used immediately after a sortBy, sortByDescending, thenBy, or thenByDescending, or their nullable variants.

query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortBy student.Name
    thenByNullableDescending student.Age
    select student
}

Comparison of Transact-SQL and F# Query Expressions

The following table shows some common Transact-SQL queries and their equivalents in F#. The code in this table also assumes the same database as the previous table and the same initial code to set up the type provider.

Table 2. Transact-SQL and F# Query Expressions

Transact-SQL (not case sensitive)

F# Query Expression (case sensitive)

Select all fields from table.

SELECT * FROM Student
 
// All students.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    select student
}

Count records in a table.

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Student
 
// Count of students.
query {
    for student in db.Student do        
    count
}

EXISTS

SELECT * FROM Student
WHERE EXISTS 
(SELECT * FROM CourseSelection
WHERE CourseSelection.StudentID = Student.StudentID)
 
// Find students who have signed up at least one course.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (query { for courseSelection in db.CourseSelection do
                   exists (courseSelection.StudentID = student.StudentID) })
    select student
}

Grouping

SELECT Student.Age, COUNT(*) FROM Student
GROUP BY Student.Age
 
// Group by age and count.
query {
    for n in db.Student do
    groupBy n.Age into g
    select (g.Key, g.Count())
}
// OR
query {
    for n in db.Student do
    groupValBy n.Age n.Age into g
    select (g.Key, g.Count())
}

Grouping with condition.

SELECT Student.Age, COUNT(*) 
FROM Student
GROUP BY Student.Age
HAVING student.Age > 10
 
// Group students by age where age > 10.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupBy student.Age into g
    where (g.Key.HasValue && g.Key.Value > 10)
    select (g.Key, g.Count())
}

Grouping with count condition.

SELECT Student.Age, COUNT(*)
FROM Student
GROUP BY Student.Age
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
 
// Group students by age and count number of students
// at each age with more than 1 student.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupBy student.Age into group
    where (group.Count() > 1)
    select (group.Key, group.Count())
}

Grouping, counting, and summing.

SELECT Student.Age, COUNT(*), SUM(Student.Age) as total
FROM Student
GROUP BY Student.Age
 
// Group students by age and sum ages.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupBy student.Age into g        
    let total = query { for student in g do
                        sumByNullable student.Age }
    select (g.Key, g.Count(), total)
}

Grouping, counting, and ordering by count.

SELECT Student.Age, COUNT(*) as myCount
FROM Student
GROUP BY Student.Age
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
ORDER BY COUNT(*) DESC
 
// Group students by age, count number of students
// at each age, and display all with count > 1
// in descending order of count.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupBy student.Age into g
    where (g.Count() > 1)        
    sortByDescending (g.Count())
    select (g.Key, g.Count())
}

IN a set of specified values

SELECT *
FROM Student
WHERE Student.StudentID IN (1, 2, 5, 10)
 
// Select students where studentID is one of a given list.
let idQuery = query { for id in [1; 2; 5; 10] do
                      select id }
query { 
    for student in db.Student do
    where (idQuery.Contains(student.StudentID))
    select student
}

LIKE and TOP.

-- '_e%' matches strings where the second character is 'e'
SELECT TOP 2 * FROM Student
WHERE Student.Name LIKE '_e%'
 
// Look for students with Name match _e% pattern and take first two.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (SqlMethods.Like( student.Name, "_e%") )
    select student
    take 2   
    }

LIKE with pattern match set.

-- '[abc]%' matches strings where the first character is
-- 'a', 'b', 'c', 'A', 'B', or 'C'
SELECT * FROM Student
WHERE Student.Name LIKE '[abc]%'
 
open System.Data.Linq.SqlClient;

printfn "\nLook for students with Name matching [abc]%% pattern."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (SqlMethods.Like( student.Name, "[abc]%") )
    select student  
    }

LIKE with set exclusion pattern.

-- '[^abc]%' matches strings where the first character is
-- not 'a', 'b', 'c', 'A', 'B', or 'C'
SELECT * FROM Student
WHERE Student.Name LIKE '[^abc]%'
 
// Look for students with name matching [^abc]%% pattern.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (SqlMethods.Like( student.Name, "[^abc]%") )
    select student  
    }

LIKE on one field, but select a different field.

SELECT StudentID AS ID FROM Student
WHERE Student.Name LIKE '[^abc]%'
 
open System.Data.Linq.SqlClient;

printfn "\nLook for students with name matching [^abc]%% pattern and select ID."
query {
    for n in db.Student do
    where (SqlMethods.Like( n.Name, "[^abc]%") )
    select n.StudentID    
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun id -> printfn "%d" id)

LIKE, with substring search.

SELECT * FROM Student
WHERE Student.Name like '%A%'
 
// Using Contains as a query filter.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (student.Name.Contains("a"))
    select student
}

Simple JOIN with two tables.

SELECT * FROM Student
JOIN CourseSelection 
ON Student.StudentID = CourseSelection.StudentID
 
// Join Student and CourseSelection tables.
query {
    for student in db.Student do 
    join selection in db.CourseSelection on
          (student.StudentID = selection.StudentID)
    select (student, selection)
}

LEFT JOIN with two tables.

SELECT * FROM 
Student LEFT JOIN CourseSelection 
ON Student.StudentID = CourseSelection.StudentID
 
//Left Join Student and CourseSelection tables.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    leftOuterJoin selection in db.CourseSelection on
                   (student.StudentID = selection.StudentID) into result
    for selection in result.DefaultIfEmpty() do
    select (student, selection)
    }

JOIN with COUNT

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM 
Student JOIN CourseSelection 
ON Student.StudentID = CourseSelection.StudentID
 
// Join with count.
query {
    for n in db.Student do 
    join e in db.CourseSelection on
          (n.StudentID = e.StudentID)
    count        
}

DISTINCT

SELECT DISTINCT StudentID FROM CourseSelection
 
// Join with distinct.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    join selection in db.CourseSelection on
          (student.StudentID = selection.StudentID)
    distinct        
}

Distinct count.

SELECT DISTINCT COUNT(StudentID) FROM CourseSelection
 
// Join with distinct and count.
query {
    for n in db.Student do 
    join e in db.CourseSelection on
          n.StudentID = e.StudentID)
    distinct
    count       
}

BETWEEN

SELECT * FROM Student
WHERE Student.Age BETWEEN 10 AND 15
 
// Selecting students with ages between 10 and 15.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (student.Age ?>= 10 && student.Age ?< 15)
    select student
}

OR

SELECT * FROM Student
WHERE Student.Age =11 OR Student.Age = 12
 
// Selecting students with age that's either 11 or 12.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (student.Age.Value = 11 || student.Age.Value = 12)
    select student
}

OR with ordering

SELECT * FROM Student
WHERE Student.Age =12 OR Student.Age = 13
ORDER BY Student.Age DESC
 
// Selecting students in a certain age range and sorting.
query {
    for n in db.Student do
    where (n.Age.Value = 12 || n.Age.Value = 13)
    sortByNullableDescending n.Age
    select n
}

TOP, OR, and ordering.

SELECT TOP 2 student.Name FROM Student
WHERE Student.Age = 11 OR Student.Age = 12
ORDER BY Student.Name DESC
 
// Selecting students with certain ages,
// taking account of the possibility of nulls.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where ((student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = 11) ||
           (student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = 12))
    sortByDescending student.Name
    select student.Name
    take 2
    }

UNION of two queries.

SELECT * FROM Student
UNION
SELECT * FROM lastStudent
 
// Union of two queries.
module Queries =
    let query1 = query {
            for n in db.Student do
            select (n.Name, n.Age)
        }

    let query2 = query {
            for n in db.LastStudent do
            select (n.Name, n.Age)
            }

    query2.Union (query1)

Intersection of two queries.

SELECT * FROM Student
INTERSECT
SELECT * FROM LastStudent
 
// Intersect of two queries.
module Queries2 =
    let query1 = query {
           for n in db.Student do
           select (n.Name, n.Age)
        }

    let query2 = query {
            for n in db.LastStudent do
            select (n.Name, n.Age)
            }

    query1.Intersect(query2)

CASE condition.

SELECT student.StudentID, 
    CASE Student.Age
        WHEN -1 THEN 100
        ELSE Student.Age
        END,
        Student.Age
from Student
 
// Using if statement to alter results for special value.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    select (if student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = -1 then
               (student.StudentID, System.Nullable<int>(100), student.Age)
            else (student.StudentID, student.Age, student.Age))
    }

Multiple cases.

SELECT Student.StudentID, 
    CASE Student.Age
        WHEN -1 THEN 100
        WHEN 0 THEN 1000
        ELSE Student.Age
    END,
    Student.Age
FROM Student
 
// Using if statement to alter results for special values.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    select (if student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = -1 then
               (student.StudentID, System.Nullable<int>(100), student.Age)
            elif student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = 0 then
               (student.StudentID, System.Nullable<int>(1000), student.Age)
            else (student.StudentID, student.Age, student.Age))
    }

Multiple tables.

SELECT * FROM Student, Course
 
// Multiple table select.
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        for course in db.Course do
        select (student, course)
}

Multiple joins.

SELECT Student.Name, Course.CourseName
FROM Student
JOIN CourseSelection
ON CourseSelection.StudentID = Student.StudentID
JOIN Course
ON Course.CourseID = CourseSelection.CourseID
 
 // Multiple joins.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    join courseSelection in db.CourseSelection on
        (student.StudentID = courseSelection.StudentID)
    join course in db.Course on
          (courseSelection.CourseID = course.CourseID)
    select (student.Name, course.CourseName)
    }

Multiple left outer joins.

SELECT Student.Name, Course.CourseName
FROM Student
LEFT OUTER JOIN CourseSelection
ON CourseSelection.StudentID = Student.StudentID
LEFT OUTER JOIN Course
ON Course.CourseID = CourseSelection.CourseID
 
// Using leftOuterJoin with multiple joins.
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    leftOuterJoin courseSelection in db.CourseSelection on
        (student.StudentID = courseSelection.StudentID) into g1
    for courseSelection in g1.DefaultIfEmpty() do
    leftOuterJoin course in db.Course on
                   (courseSelection.CourseID = course.CourseID) into g2
    for course in g2.DefaultIfEmpty() do
    select (student.Name, course.CourseName)
    }

The following code can be used to create the sample database for these examples.

SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

USE [master];
GO

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'MyDatabase')
                DROP DATABASE MyDatabase;
GO

-- Create the MyDatabase database.
CREATE DATABASE MyDatabase COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS;
GO

-- Specify a simple recovery model 
-- to keep the log growth to a minimum.
ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase
                SET RECOVERY SIMPLE;
GO

USE MyDatabase;
GO

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Course] (
    [CourseID]   INT           NOT NULL,
    [CourseName] NVARCHAR (50) NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([CourseID] ASC)
);

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Student] (
    [StudentID] INT           NOT NULL,
    [Name]      NVARCHAR (50) NOT NULL,
    [Age]       INT           NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([StudentID] ASC)
);

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CourseSelection] (
    [ID]        INT NOT NULL,
    [StudentID] INT NOT NULL,
    [CourseID]  INT NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([ID] ASC),
    CONSTRAINT [FK_CourseSelection_ToTable] FOREIGN KEY ([StudentID]) REFERENCES [dbo].[Student] ([StudentID]) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION,
    CONSTRAINT [FK_CourseSelection_Course_1] FOREIGN KEY ([CourseID]) REFERENCES [dbo].[Course] ([CourseID]) ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION
);

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[LastStudent] (
    [StudentID] INT           NOT NULL,
    [Name]      NVARCHAR (50) NOT NULL,
    [Age]       INT           NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([StudentID] ASC)
);

-- Insert data into the tables.
USE MyDatabase
INSERT INTO Course (CourseID, CourseName)
VALUES(1, 'Algebra I');
INSERT INTO Course (CourseID, CourseName)
VALUES(2, 'Trigonometry');
INSERT INTO Course (CourseID, CourseName)
VALUES(3, 'Algebra II');
INSERT INTO Course (CourseID, CourseName)
VALUES(4, 'History');
INSERT INTO Course (CourseID, CourseName)
VALUES(5, 'English');
INSERT INTO Course (CourseID, CourseName)
VALUES(6, 'French');
INSERT INTO Course (CourseID, CourseName)
VALUES(7, 'Chinese');

INSERT INTO Student (StudentID, Name, Age)
VALUES(1, 'Abercrombie, Kim', 10);
INSERT INTO Student (StudentID, Name, Age)
VALUES(2, 'Abolrous, Hazen', 14);
INSERT INTO Student (StudentID, Name, Age)
VALUES(3, 'Hance, Jim', 12);
INSERT INTO Student (StudentID, Name, Age)
VALUES(4, 'Adams, Terry', 12);
INSERT INTO Student (StudentID, Name, Age)
VALUES(5, 'Hansen, Claus', 11);
INSERT INTO Student (StudentID, Name, Age)
VALUES(6, 'Penor, Lori', 13);
INSERT INTO Student (StudentID, Name, Age)
VALUES(7, 'Perham, Tom', 12);
INSERT INTO Student (StudentID, Name, Age)
VALUES(8, 'Peng, Yun-Feng', NULL);

INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(1, 1, 2);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(2, 1, 3);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(3, 1, 5);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(4, 2, 2);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(5, 2, 5);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(6, 2, 6);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(7, 2, 3);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(8, 3, 2);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(9, 3, 1);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(10, 4, 2);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(11, 4, 5);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(12, 4, 2);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(13, 5, 3);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(14, 5, 2);
INSERT INTO CourseSelection (ID, StudentID, CourseID)
VALUES(15, 7, 3);

The following code contains the sample code that appears in this topic.

#if INTERACTIVE
#r "FSharp.Data.TypeProviders.dll"
#r "System.Data.dll"
#r "System.Data.Linq.dll"
#endif
open System
open Microsoft.FSharp.Data.TypeProviders
open System.Data.Linq.SqlClient
open System.Linq

[<Generate>]
type schema = SqlDataConnection<"Data Source=SERVER\INSTANCE;Initial Catalog=MyDatabase;Integrated Security=SSPI;">

let db = schema.GetDataContext()

let student = db.Student

let data = [1; 5; 7; 11; 18; 21]

open System
type Nullable<'T when 'T : ( new : unit -> 'T) and 'T : struct and 'T :> ValueType > with
    member this.Print() =
        if (this.HasValue) then this.Value.ToString()
        else "NULL"

printfn "\ncontains query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    select student.Age.Value
    contains 11
    }
|> printfn "Is at least one student age 11? %b" 

printfn "\ncount query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    select student
    count
    }
|> printfn "Number of students: %d" 


printfn "\nlast query operator." 
let num =
    query {
        for number in data do
        sortBy number
        last
        }
printfn "Last number: %d" num


open Microsoft.FSharp.Linq

printfn "\nlastOrDefault query operator." 
query {
        for number in data do
        sortBy number
        lastOrDefault
        }
|> printfn "lastOrDefault: %d"

printfn "\nexactlyOne query operator."
let student2 =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (student.StudentID = 1)
        select student
        exactlyOne
        }
printfn "Student with StudentID = 1 is %s" student2.Name

printfn "\nexactlyOneOrDefault query operator."
let student3 =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (student.StudentID = 1)
        select student
        exactlyOneOrDefault
        }
printfn "Student with StudentID = 1 is %s" student3.Name

printfn "\nheadOrDefault query operator."
let student4 =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        select student
        headOrDefault
        }
printfn "head student is %s" student4.Name

printfn "\nselect query operator."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    select student
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "StudentID, Name: %d %s" student.StudentID student.Name)

printfn "\nwhere query operator."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (student.StudentID > 4)
    select student
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "StudentID, Name: %d %s" student.StudentID student.Name)

printfn "\nminBy query operator."
let student5 =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        minBy student.StudentID
    }

printfn "\nmaxBy query operator."
let student6 =
    query {
        for student in db.Student do
        maxBy student.StudentID
    }

printfn "\ngroupBy query operator."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupBy student.Age into g
    select (g.Key, g.Count())
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (age, count) -> printfn "Age: %s Count at that age: %d" (age.Print()) count)

printfn "\nsortBy query operator."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortBy student.Name
    select student
}
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "StudentID, Name: %d %s" student.StudentID student.Name)

printfn "\nsortByDescending query operator."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortByDescending student.Name
    select student
}
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "StudentID, Name: %d %s" student.StudentID student.Name)

printfn "\nthenBy query operator."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where student.Age.HasValue
    sortBy student.Age.Value
    thenBy student.Name
    select student
}
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "StudentID, Name: %d %s" student.Age.Value student.Name)

printfn "\nthenByDescending query operator."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where student.Age.HasValue
    sortBy student.Age.Value
    thenByDescending student.Name
    select student
}
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "StudentID, Name: %d %s" student.Age.Value student.Name)

printfn "\ngroupValBy query operator."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    groupValBy student.Name student.Age into g
    select (g, g.Key, g.Count())
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (group, age, count) ->
    printfn "Age: %s Count at that age: %d" (age.Print()) count
    group |> Seq.iter (fun name -> printfn "Name: %s" name))

printfn "\n sumByNullable query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sumByNullable student.Age
    }
|> (fun sum -> printfn "Sum of ages: %s" (sum.Print()))

printfn "\n minByNullable"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    minByNullable student.Age
    }
|> (fun age -> printfn "Minimum age: %s" (age.Print()))

printfn "\n maxByNullable"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    maxByNullable student.Age
    }
|> (fun age -> printfn "Maximum age: %s" (age.Print()))

printfn "\n averageBy"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    averageBy (float student.StudentID)
    }
|> printfn "Average student ID: %f"

printfn "\n averageByNullable"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    averageByNullable (Nullable.float student.Age)
    }
|> (fun avg -> printfn "Average age: %s" (avg.Print()))

printfn "\n find query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    find (student.Name = "Abercrombie, Kim")
}
|> (fun student -> printfn "Found a match with StudentID = %d" student.StudentID)

printfn "\n all query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    all (SqlMethods.Like(student.Name, "%,%"))
}
|> printfn "Do all students have a comma in the name? %b"

printfn "\n head query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    head
    }
|> (fun student -> printfn "Found the head student with StudentID = %d" student.StudentID)

printfn "\n nth query operator"
query {
    for numbers in data do
    nth 3
    }
|> printfn "Third number is %d"

printfn "\n skip query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    skip 1
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "StudentID = %d" student.StudentID)

printfn "\n skipWhile query operator"
query {
    for number in data do
    skipWhile (number < 3)
    select number
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun number -> printfn "Number = %d" number)


printfn "\n sumBy query operator"
query {
   for student in db.Student do
   sumBy student.StudentID
   }
|> printfn "Sum of student IDs: %d" 

printfn "\n take query operator"
query {
   for student in db.Student do
   select student
   take 2
   }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "StudentID = %d" student.StudentID)

printfn "\n takeWhile query operator"
query {
    for number in data do
    takeWhile (number < 10)
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun number -> printfn "Number = %d" number)

printfn "\n sortByNullable query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortByNullable student.Age
    select student
}
|> Seq.iter (fun student ->
    printfn "StudentID, Name, Age: %d %s %s" student.StudentID student.Name (student.Age.Print()))

printfn "\n sortByNullableDescending query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortByNullableDescending student.Age
    select student
}
|> Seq.iter (fun student ->
    printfn "StudentID, Name, Age: %d %s %s" student.StudentID student.Name (student.Age.Print()))

printfn "\n thenByNullable query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortBy student.Name
    thenByNullable student.Age
    select student
}
|> Seq.iter (fun student ->
    printfn "StudentID, Name, Age: %d %s %s" student.StudentID student.Name (student.Age.Print()))

printfn "\n thenByNullableDescending query operator"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    sortBy student.Name
    thenByNullableDescending student.Age
    select student
}
|> Seq.iter (fun student ->
    printfn "StudentID, Name, Age: %d %s %s" student.StudentID student.Name (student.Age.Print()))

printfn "All students: "
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        select student
    }
    |> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s %d %s" student.Name student.StudentID (student.Age.Print()))

printfn "\nCount of students: "
query {
        for student in db.Student do        
        count
    }
|>  (fun count -> printfn "Student count: %d" count)

printfn "\nExists."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (query { for courseSelection in db.CourseSelection do
                       exists (courseSelection.StudentID = student.StudentID) })
        select student }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%A" student.Name)

printfn "\n Group by age and count"
query {
        for n in db.Student do
        groupBy n.Age into g
        select (g.Key, g.Count())
}
|> Seq.iter (fun (age, count) -> printfn "%s %d" (age.Print()) count)

printfn "\n Group value by age."
query {
        for n in db.Student do
        groupValBy n.Age n.Age into g
        select (g.Key, g.Count())
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (age, count) -> printfn "%s %d" (age.Print()) count)


printfn "\nGroup students by age where age > 10."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        groupBy student.Age into g
       where (g.Key.HasValue && g.Key.Value > 10)
        select (g, g.Key)
}
|> Seq.iter (fun (students, age) ->
    printfn "Age: %s" (age.Value.ToString())
    students
    |> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s" student.Name))

printfn "\nGroup students by age and print counts of number of students at each age with more than 1 student."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        groupBy student.Age into group
        where (group.Count() > 1)
        select (group.Key, group.Count())
}
|> Seq.iter (fun (age, ageCount) ->
     printfn "Age: %s Count: %d" (age.Print()) ageCount)

printfn "\nGroup students by age and sum ages."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        groupBy student.Age into g        
        let total = query { for student in g do sumByNullable student.Age }
        select (g.Key, g.Count(), total)
}
|> Seq.iter (fun (age, count, total) ->
    printfn "Age: %d" (age.GetValueOrDefault())
    printfn "Count: %d" count
    printfn "Total years: %s" (total.ToString()))

printfn "\nGroup students by age and count number of students at each age, and display all with count > 1 in descending order of count."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        groupBy student.Age into g
        where (g.Count() > 1)        
        sortByDescending (g.Count())
        select (g.Key, g.Count())
}
|> Seq.iter (fun (age, myCount) ->
    printfn "Age: %s" (age.Print())
    printfn "Count: %d" myCount)

printfn "\n Select students from a set of IDs"
let idList = [1; 2; 5; 10]
let idQuery = query { for id in idList do
                      select id }
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (idQuery.Contains(student.StudentID))
        select student
        }
|> Seq.iter (fun student ->
    printfn "Name: %s" student.Name)

printfn "\nLook for students with Name match _e%% pattern and take first two."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (SqlMethods.Like( student.Name, "_e%") )
    select student
    take 2   
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s" student.Name)

printfn "\nLook for students with Name matching [abc]%% pattern."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (SqlMethods.Like( student.Name, "[abc]%") )
    select student  
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s" student.Name)

printfn "\nLook for students with name matching [^abc]%% pattern."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    where (SqlMethods.Like( student.Name, "[^abc]%") )
    select student  
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s" student.Name)

printfn "\nLook for students with name matching [^abc]%% pattern and select ID."
query {
    for n in db.Student do
    where (SqlMethods.Like( n.Name, "[^abc]%") )
    select n.StudentID    
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun id -> printfn "%d" id)

printfn "\n Using Contains as a query filter."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (student.Name.Contains("a"))
        select student
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s" student.Name)

printfn "\nSearching for names from a list."
let names = [|"a";"b";"c"|]
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    if names.Contains (student.Name) then select student }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s" student.Name)

printfn "\nJoin Student and CourseSelection tables."
query {
        for student in db.Student do 
        join (for selection in db.CourseSelection ->
              student.StudentID = selection.StudentID)
        select (student, selection)
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (student, selection) -> printfn "%d %s %d" student.StudentID student.Name selection.CourseID)


printfn "\nLeft Join Student and CourseSelection tables."
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    leftOuterJoin (for selection in db.CourseSelection ->
                   student.StudentID = selection.StudentID) into result
    for selection in result.DefaultIfEmpty() do
    select (student, selection)
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (student, selection) ->
    let selectionID, studentID, courseID =
        match selection with
        | null -> "NULL", "NULL", "NULL"
        | sel -> (sel.ID.ToString(), sel.StudentID.ToString(), sel.CourseID.ToString())
    printfn "%d %s %d %s %s %s" student.StudentID student.Name (student.Age.GetValueOrDefault()) selectionID studentID courseID)


printfn "\nJoin with count"
query {
        for n in db.Student do 
        join (for e in db.CourseSelection -> n.StudentID = e.StudentID)
        count        
    }
|>  printfn "%d"

printfn "\n Join with distinct."
query {
        for student in db.Student do 
        join (for selection in db.CourseSelection ->
              student.StudentID = selection.StudentID)
        distinct        
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (student, selection) -> printfn "%s %d" student.Name selection.CourseID)

printfn "\n Join with distinct and count."
query {
        for n in db.Student do 
        join (for e in db.CourseSelection -> n.StudentID = e.StudentID)
        distinct
        count       
    }
|> printfn "%d"


printfn "\n Selecting students with age between 10 and 15."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (student.Age.Value >= 10 && student.Age.Value < 15)
        select student
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s" student.Name)

printfn "\n Selecting students with age either 11 or 12."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where (student.Age.Value = 11 || student.Age.Value = 12)
        select student
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s" student.Name)

printfn "\n Selecting students in a certain age range and sorting."
query {
        for n in db.Student do
        where (n.Age.Value = 12 || n.Age.Value = 13)
        sortByNullableDescending n.Age
        select n
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun student -> printfn "%s %s" student.Name (student.Age.Print()))

printfn "\n Selecting students with certain ages, taking account of possibility of nulls."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        where ((student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = 11) ||
               (student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = 12))
        sortByDescending student.Name 
        select student.Name
        take 2
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun name -> printfn "%s" name)

printfn "\n Union of two queries."
module Queries =
    let query1 = query {
            for n in db.Student do
            select (n.Name, n.Age)
        }

    let query2 = query {
            for n in db.LastStudent do
            select (n.Name, n.Age)
            }

    query2.Union (query1)
    |> Seq.iter (fun (name, age) -> printfn "%s %s" name (age.Print()))

printfn "\n Intersect of two queries."
module Queries2 =
    let query1 = query {
           for n in db.Student do
           select (n.Name, n.Age)
        }

    let query2 = query {
            for n in db.LastStudent do
            select (n.Name, n.Age)
            }

    query1.Intersect(query2)
    |> Seq.iter (fun (name, age) -> printfn "%s %s" name (age.Print()))

printfn "\n Using if statement to alter results for special value."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        select (if student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = -1 then
                   (student.StudentID, System.Nullable<int>(100), student.Age)
                else (student.StudentID, student.Age, student.Age))
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (id, value, age) -> printfn "%d %s %s" id (value.Print()) (age.Print()))

printfn "\n Using if statement to alter results special values."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        select (if student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = -1 then
                   (student.StudentID, System.Nullable<int>(100), student.Age)
                elif student.Age.HasValue && student.Age.Value = 0 then
                    (student.StudentID, System.Nullable<int>(100), student.Age)
                else (student.StudentID, student.Age, student.Age))
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (id, value, age) -> printfn "%d %s %s" id (value.Print()) (age.Print()))

printfn "\n Multiple table select."
query {
        for student in db.Student do
        for course in db.Course do
        select (student, course)
}
|> Seq.iteri (fun index (student, course) ->
    if (index = 0) then printfn "StudentID Name Age CourseID CourseName"
    printfn "%d %s %s %d %s" student.StudentID student.Name (student.Age.Print()) course.CourseID course.CourseName)

printfn "\nMultiple Joins"
query {
    for student in db.Student do
    join courseSelection in db.CourseSelection on
        (student.StudentID = courseSelection.StudentID)
    join course in db.Course on
          (courseSelection.CourseID = course.CourseID)
    select (student.Name, course.CourseName)
    }










|> Seq.iter (fun (studentName, courseName) -> printfn "%s %s" studentName courseName)

printfn "\nMultiple Left Outer Joins"
query {
   for student in db.Student do
    leftOuterJoin (for courseSelection in db.CourseSelection ->
                   student.StudentID = courseSelection.StudentID) into g1
    for courseSelection in g1.DefaultIfEmpty() do
    leftOuterJoin (for course in db.Course ->
                   courseSelection.CourseID = course.CourseID) into g2
    for course in g2.DefaultIfEmpty() do
    select (student.Name, course.CourseName)
    }
|> Seq.iter (fun (studentName, courseName) -> printfn "%s %s" studentName courseName)

And here is the full output when this code is run in F# Interactive.

--> Referenced 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\FSharp\3.0\Runtime\v4.0\Type Providers\FSharp.Data.TypeProviders.dll'


--> Referenced 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\System.Data.dll'


--> Referenced 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\System.Data.Linq.dll'


contains query operator
Binding session to 'C:\Users\ghogen\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5E3C.dll'...
Binding session to 'C:\Users\ghogen\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp611A.dll'...
Is at least one student age 11? true

count query operator
Number of students: 8

last query operator.
Last number: 21

lastOrDefault query operator.
lastOrDefault: 21

exactlyOne query operator.
Student with StudentID = 1 is Abercrombie, Kim

exactlyOneOrDefault query operator.
Student with StudentID = 1 is Abercrombie, Kim

headOrDefault query operator.
head student is Abercrombie, Kim

select query operator.
StudentID, Name: 1 Abercrombie, Kim
StudentID, Name: 2 Abolrous, Hazen
StudentID, Name: 3 Hance, Jim
StudentID, Name: 4 Adams, Terry
StudentID, Name: 5 Hansen, Claus
StudentID, Name: 6 Penor, Lori
StudentID, Name: 7 Perham, Tom
StudentID, Name: 8 Peng, Yun-Feng

where query operator.
StudentID, Name: 5 Hansen, Claus
StudentID, Name: 6 Penor, Lori
StudentID, Name: 7 Perham, Tom
StudentID, Name: 8 Peng, Yun-Feng

minBy query operator.

maxBy query operator.

groupBy query operator.
Age: NULL Count at that age: 1
Age: 10 Count at that age: 1
Age: 11 Count at that age: 1
Age: 12 Count at that age: 3
Age: 13 Count at that age: 1
Age: 14 Count at that age: 1

sortBy query operator.
StudentID, Name: 1 Abercrombie, Kim
StudentID, Name: 2 Abolrous, Hazen
StudentID, Name: 4 Adams, Terry
StudentID, Name: 3 Hance, Jim
StudentID, Name: 5 Hansen, Claus
StudentID, Name: 8 Peng, Yun-Feng
StudentID, Name: 6 Penor, Lori
StudentID, Name: 7 Perham, Tom

sortByDescending query operator.
StudentID, Name: 7 Perham, Tom
StudentID, Name: 6 Penor, Lori
StudentID, Name: 8 Peng, Yun-Feng
StudentID, Name: 5 Hansen, Claus
StudentID, Name: 3 Hance, Jim
StudentID, Name: 4 Adams, Terry
StudentID, Name: 2 Abolrous, Hazen
StudentID, Name: 1 Abercrombie, Kim

thenBy query operator.
StudentID, Name: 10 Abercrombie, Kim
StudentID, Name: 11 Hansen, Claus
StudentID, Name: 12 Adams, Terry
StudentID, Name: 12 Hance, Jim
StudentID, Name: 12 Perham, Tom
StudentID, Name: 13 Penor, Lori
StudentID, Name: 14 Abolrous, Hazen

thenByDescending query operator.
StudentID, Name: 10 Abercrombie, Kim
StudentID, Name: 11 Hansen, Claus
StudentID, Name: 12 Perham, Tom
StudentID, Name: 12 Hance, Jim
StudentID, Name: 12 Adams, Terry
StudentID, Name: 13 Penor, Lori
StudentID, Name: 14 Abolrous, Hazen

groupValBy query operator.
Age: NULL Count at that age: 1
Name: Peng, Yun-Feng
Age: 10 Count at that age: 1
Name: Abercrombie, Kim
Age: 11 Count at that age: 1
Name: Hansen, Claus
Age: 12 Count at that age: 3
Name: Hance, Jim
Name: Adams, Terry
Name: Perham, Tom
Age: 13 Count at that age: 1
Name: Penor, Lori
Age: 14 Count at that age: 1
Name: Abolrous, Hazen

sumByNullable query operator
Sum of ages: 84

minByNullable
Minimum age: 10

maxByNullable
Maximum age: 14

averageBy
Average student ID: 4.500000

averageByNullable
Average age: 12

find query operator
Found a match with StudentID = 1

all query operator
Do all students have a comma in the name? true

head query operator
Found the head student with StudentID = 1

nth query operator
Third number is 11

skip query operator
StudentID = 2
StudentID = 3
StudentID = 4
StudentID = 5
StudentID = 6
StudentID = 7
StudentID = 8

skipWhile query operator
Number = 5
Number = 7
Number = 11
Number = 18
Number = 21

sumBy query operator
Sum of student IDs: 36

take query operator
StudentID = 1
StudentID = 2

takeWhile query operator
Number = 1
Number = 5
Number = 7

sortByNullable query operator
StudentID, Name, Age: 8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL
StudentID, Name, Age: 1 Abercrombie, Kim 10
StudentID, Name, Age: 5 Hansen, Claus 11
StudentID, Name, Age: 7 Perham, Tom 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 3 Hance, Jim 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 4 Adams, Terry 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 6 Penor, Lori 13
StudentID, Name, Age: 2 Abolrous, Hazen 14

sortByNullableDescending query operator
StudentID, Name, Age: 2 Abolrous, Hazen 14
StudentID, Name, Age: 6 Penor, Lori 13
StudentID, Name, Age: 7 Perham, Tom 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 3 Hance, Jim 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 4 Adams, Terry 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 5 Hansen, Claus 11
StudentID, Name, Age: 1 Abercrombie, Kim 10
StudentID, Name, Age: 8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL

thenByNullable query operator
StudentID, Name, Age: 1 Abercrombie, Kim 10
StudentID, Name, Age: 2 Abolrous, Hazen 14
StudentID, Name, Age: 4 Adams, Terry 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 3 Hance, Jim 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 5 Hansen, Claus 11
StudentID, Name, Age: 8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL
StudentID, Name, Age: 6 Penor, Lori 13
StudentID, Name, Age: 7 Perham, Tom 12

thenByNullableDescending query operator
StudentID, Name, Age: 1 Abercrombie, Kim 10
StudentID, Name, Age: 2 Abolrous, Hazen 14
StudentID, Name, Age: 4 Adams, Terry 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 3 Hance, Jim 12
StudentID, Name, Age: 5 Hansen, Claus 11
StudentID, Name, Age: 8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL
StudentID, Name, Age: 6 Penor, Lori 13
StudentID, Name, Age: 7 Perham, Tom 12
All students: 
Abercrombie, Kim 1 10
Abolrous, Hazen 2 14
Hance, Jim 3 12
Adams, Terry 4 12
Hansen, Claus 5 11
Penor, Lori 6 13
Perham, Tom 7 12
Peng, Yun-Feng 8 NULL

Count of students: 
Student count: 8

Exists.
"Abercrombie, Kim"
"Abolrous, Hazen"
"Hance, Jim"
"Adams, Terry"
"Hansen, Claus"
"Perham, Tom"

Group by age and count
NULL 1
10 1
11 1
12 3
13 1
14 1

Group value by age.
NULL 1
10 1
11 1
12 3
13 1
14 1

Group students by age where age > 10.
Age: 11
Hansen, Claus
Age: 12
Hance, Jim
Adams, Terry
Perham, Tom
Age: 13
Penor, Lori
Age: 14
Abolrous, Hazen

Group students by age and print counts of number of students at each age with more than 1 student.
Age: 12 Count: 3

Group students by age and sum ages.
Age: 0
Count: 1
Total years: 
Age: 10
Count: 1
Total years: 10
Age: 11
Count: 1
Total years: 11
Age: 12
Count: 3
Total years: 36
Age: 13
Count: 1
Total years: 13
Age: 14
Count: 1
Total years: 14

Group students by age and count number of students at each age, and display all with count > 1 in descending order of count.
Age: 12
Count: 3

Select students from a set of IDs
Name: Abercrombie, Kim
Name: Abolrous, Hazen
Name: Hansen, Claus

Look for students with Name match _e% pattern and take first two.
Penor, Lori
Perham, Tom

Look for students with Name matching [abc]% pattern.
Abercrombie, Kim
Abolrous, Hazen
Adams, Terry

Look for students with name matching [^abc]% pattern.
Hance, Jim
Hansen, Claus
Penor, Lori
Perham, Tom
Peng, Yun-Feng

Look for students with name matching [^abc]% pattern and select ID.
3
5
6
7
8

Using Contains as a query filter.
Abercrombie, Kim
Abolrous, Hazen
Hance, Jim
Adams, Terry
Hansen, Claus
Perham, Tom

Searching for names from a list.

Join Student and CourseSelection tables.
2 Abolrous, Hazen 2
3 Hance, Jim 3
5 Hansen, Claus 5
2 Abolrous, Hazen 2
5 Hansen, Claus 5
6 Penor, Lori 6
3 Hance, Jim 3
2 Abolrous, Hazen 2
1 Abercrombie, Kim 1
2 Abolrous, Hazen 2
5 Hansen, Claus 5
2 Abolrous, Hazen 2
3 Hance, Jim 3
2 Abolrous, Hazen 2
3 Hance, Jim 3

Left Join Student and CourseSelection tables.
1 Abercrombie, Kim 10 9 3 1
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 1 1 2
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 4 2 2
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 8 3 2
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 10 4 2
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 12 4 2
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 14 5 2
3 Hance, Jim 12 2 1 3
3 Hance, Jim 12 7 2 3
3 Hance, Jim 12 13 5 3
3 Hance, Jim 12 15 7 3
4 Adams, Terry 12 NULL NULL NULL
5 Hansen, Claus 11 3 1 5
5 Hansen, Claus 11 5 2 5
5 Hansen, Claus 11 11 4 5
6 Penor, Lori 13 6 2 6
7 Perham, Tom 12 NULL NULL NULL
8 Peng, Yun-Feng 0 NULL NULL NULL

Join with count
15

Join with distinct.
Abercrombie, Kim 2
Abercrombie, Kim 3
Abercrombie, Kim 5
Abolrous, Hazen 2
Abolrous, Hazen 5
Abolrous, Hazen 6
Abolrous, Hazen 3
Hance, Jim 2
Hance, Jim 1
Adams, Terry 2
Adams, Terry 5
Adams, Terry 2
Hansen, Claus 3
Hansen, Claus 2
Perham, Tom 3

Join with distinct and count.
15

Selecting students with age between 10 and 15.
Abercrombie, Kim
Abolrous, Hazen
Hance, Jim
Adams, Terry
Hansen, Claus
Penor, Lori
Perham, Tom

Selecting students with age either 11 or 12.
Hance, Jim
Adams, Terry
Hansen, Claus
Perham, Tom

Selecting students in a certain age range and sorting.
Penor, Lori 13
Perham, Tom 12
Hance, Jim 12
Adams, Terry 12

Selecting students with certain ages, taking account of possibility of nulls.
Hance, Jim
Adams, Terry

Union of two queries.
Abercrombie, Kim 10
Abolrous, Hazen 14
Hance, Jim 12
Adams, Terry 12
Hansen, Claus 11
Penor, Lori 13
Perham, Tom 12
Peng, Yun-Feng NULL

Intersect of two queries.

Using if statement to alter results for special value.
1 10 10
2 14 14
3 12 12
4 12 12
5 11 11
6 13 13
7 12 12
8 NULL NULL

Using if statement to alter results special values.
1 10 10
2 14 14
3 12 12
4 12 12
5 11 11
6 13 13
7 12 12
8 NULL NULL

Multiple table select.
StudentID Name Age CourseID CourseName
1 Abercrombie, Kim 10 1 Algebra I
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 1 Algebra I
3 Hance, Jim 12 1 Algebra I
4 Adams, Terry 12 1 Algebra I
5 Hansen, Claus 11 1 Algebra I
6 Penor, Lori 13 1 Algebra I
7 Perham, Tom 12 1 Algebra I
8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL 1 Algebra I
1 Abercrombie, Kim 10 2 Trigonometry
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 2 Trigonometry
3 Hance, Jim 12 2 Trigonometry
4 Adams, Terry 12 2 Trigonometry
5 Hansen, Claus 11 2 Trigonometry
6 Penor, Lori 13 2 Trigonometry
7 Perham, Tom 12 2 Trigonometry
8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL 2 Trigonometry
1 Abercrombie, Kim 10 3 Algebra II
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 3 Algebra II
3 Hance, Jim 12 3 Algebra II
4 Adams, Terry 12 3 Algebra II
5 Hansen, Claus 11 3 Algebra II
6 Penor, Lori 13 3 Algebra II
7 Perham, Tom 12 3 Algebra II
8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL 3 Algebra II
1 Abercrombie, Kim 10 4 History
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 4 History
3 Hance, Jim 12 4 History
4 Adams, Terry 12 4 History
5 Hansen, Claus 11 4 History
6 Penor, Lori 13 4 History
7 Perham, Tom 12 4 History
8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL 4 History
1 Abercrombie, Kim 10 5 English
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 5 English
3 Hance, Jim 12 5 English
4 Adams, Terry 12 5 English
5 Hansen, Claus 11 5 English
6 Penor, Lori 13 5 English
7 Perham, Tom 12 5 English
8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL 5 English
1 Abercrombie, Kim 10 6 French
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 6 French
3 Hance, Jim 12 6 French
4 Adams, Terry 12 6 French
5 Hansen, Claus 11 6 French
6 Penor, Lori 13 6 French
7 Perham, Tom 12 6 French
8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL 6 French
1 Abercrombie, Kim 10 7 Chinese
2 Abolrous, Hazen 14 7 Chinese
3 Hance, Jim 12 7 Chinese
4 Adams, Terry 12 7 Chinese
5 Hansen, Claus 11 7 Chinese
6 Penor, Lori 13 7 Chinese
7 Perham, Tom 12 7 Chinese
8 Peng, Yun-Feng NULL 7 Chinese

Multiple Joins
Abercrombie, Kim Trigonometry
Abercrombie, Kim Algebra II
Abercrombie, Kim English
Abolrous, Hazen Trigonometry
Abolrous, Hazen English
Abolrous, Hazen French
Abolrous, Hazen Algebra II
Hance, Jim Trigonometry
Hance, Jim Algebra I
Adams, Terry Trigonometry
Adams, Terry English
Adams, Terry Trigonometry
Hansen, Claus Algebra II
Hansen, Claus Trigonometry
Perham, Tom Algebra II

Multiple Left Outer Joins
Abercrombie, Kim Trigonometry
Abercrombie, Kim Algebra II
Abercrombie, Kim English
Abolrous, Hazen Trigonometry
Abolrous, Hazen English
Abolrous, Hazen French
Abolrous, Hazen Algebra II
Hance, Jim Trigonometry
Hance, Jim Algebra I
Adams, Terry Trigonometry
Adams, Terry English
Adams, Terry Trigonometry
Hansen, Claus Algebra II
Hansen, Claus Trigonometry
Penor, Lori 
Perham, Tom Algebra II
Peng, Yun-Feng 

type schema
val db : schema.ServiceTypes.SimpleDataContextTypes.MyDatabase1
val student : System.Data.Linq.Table<schema.ServiceTypes.Student>
val data : int list = [1; 5; 7; 11; 18; 21]
type Nullable<'T
                when 'T : (new : unit ->  'T) and 'T : struct and
                     'T :> System.ValueType> with
  member Print : unit -> string
val num : int = 21
val student2 : schema.ServiceTypes.Student
val student3 : schema.ServiceTypes.Student
val student4 : schema.ServiceTypes.Student
val student5 : int = 1
val student6 : int = 8
val idList : int list = [1; 2; 5; 10]
val idQuery : seq<int>
val names : string [] = [|"a"; "b"; "c"|]
module Queries = begin
  val query1 : System.Linq.IQueryable<string * System.Nullable<int>>
  val query2 : System.Linq.IQueryable<string * System.Nullable<int>>
end
module Queries2 = begin
  val query1 : System.Linq.IQueryable<string * System.Nullable<int>>
  val query2 : System.Linq.IQueryable<string * System.Nullable<int>>
end

See Also

Reference

Linq.QueryBuilder Class (F#)

Other Resources

F# Language Reference

Computation Expressions (F#)