DbExpressionBuilder.Like Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.ExpressionBuilder

Assembly:

System.Data.Entity.dll

Creates a new DbLikeExpression that compares the specified input string to the given pattern.

Overloads

Like(DbExpression, DbExpression)	Creates a new DbLikeExpression that compares the specified input string to the given pattern.
Like(DbExpression, DbExpression, DbExpression)	Creates a new DbLikeExpression that compares the specified input string to the given pattern using the optional escape.

Like(DbExpression, DbExpression)

Creates a new DbLikeExpression that compares the specified input string to the given pattern.

public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static System::Data::Common::CommandTrees::DbLikeExpression ^ Like(System::Data::Common::CommandTrees::DbExpression ^ argument, System::Data::Common::CommandTrees::DbExpression ^ pattern);

public static System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbLikeExpression Like (this System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression argument, System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression pattern);

static member Like : System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression * System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression -> System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbLikeExpression

<Extension()>
Public Function Like (argument As DbExpression, pattern As DbExpression) As DbLikeExpression

Parameters

argument

DbExpression

An expression that specifies the input string.

pattern

DbExpression

An expression that specifies the pattern string.

Returns

DbLikeExpression

A new DbLikeExpression with the specified input, pattern and a null escape.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

Argument or pattern is null.

ArgumentException

Argument or pattern does not have a string result type.

Like(DbExpression, DbExpression, DbExpression)

Creates a new DbLikeExpression that compares the specified input string to the given pattern using the optional escape.

public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static System::Data::Common::CommandTrees::DbLikeExpression ^ Like(System::Data::Common::CommandTrees::DbExpression ^ argument, System::Data::Common::CommandTrees::DbExpression ^ pattern, System::Data::Common::CommandTrees::DbExpression ^ escape);

public static System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbLikeExpression Like (this System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression argument, System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression pattern, System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression escape);

static member Like : System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression * System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression * System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression -> System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbLikeExpression

<Extension()>
Public Function Like (argument As DbExpression, pattern As DbExpression, escape As DbExpression) As DbLikeExpression

Parameters

argument

DbExpression

An expression that specifies the input string.

pattern

DbExpression

An expression that specifies the pattern string.

escape

DbExpression

An optional expression that specifies the escape string.

Returns

DbLikeExpression

A new DbLikeExpression with the specified input, pattern and escape.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

argument, pattern or escape is null.

ArgumentException

argument, pattern or escape does not have a string result type.