LINQ To SQL:Take<TSource> operator

In this blog we will be seeing how to return a given number of elements in a sequence

EmpDetails Table:




Code:

 To return a given number of elements in a sequence



using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
namespace LINQ
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DataClassesDataContext dc = new DataClassesDataContext();
IQueryable<EmpDetail> empQuery = (from emp in dc.EmpDetails
                                   select emp).Take(2);
foreach (EmpDetail empDetail in empQuery)
{
Console.WriteLine("ID :{0}, Name :{1}, Location :{2}, Department :{3}", empDetail.ID, empDetail.Name, empDetail.Location, empDetail.Dept);
}
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}


Output:


Returns the first two data from the EmpDetails table as shown in the following




Note:

IQueryable<T> interface :Provides functionality to evaluate queries against a specific data source wherein the type of the data is known.