EF.Constant<T>(T) Method
Definition
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Within the context of an EF LINQ query, forces its argument to be inserted into the query as a constant expression. This can be used to e.g. integrate a value as a constant inside an EF query, instead of as a parameter, for query performance reasons.
public static T Constant<T> (T argument);static member Constant : 'T -> 'TPublic Shared Function Constant(Of T) (argument As T) As TType Parameters
- T
The type of the expression to be integrated as a constant into the query.
Parameters
- argument
- T
The expression to be integrated as a constant into the query.
Returns
T
The same value for further use in the query.
Remarks
Note that this is a static method accessed through the top-level EF static type.
