QueryableExtensionMethods.WithHint<TSource> Method (IQueryable<TSource>, String, HintType)

Specifies a hint for this query. It depends on the specified hintKind in what way the hint will be used: as a target hint or as a query hint.

Namespace: SD.LLBLGen.Pro.LinqSupportClasses
Assembly: SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses (in SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses.dll) Version: 5.8.0.0 (5.8.21.0111)

Syntax

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public static IQueryable<TSource> WithHint<TSource>(
	this IQueryable<TSource> source,
	string hintSpecification,
	HintType hintKind
)
where TSource : class

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function WithHint(Of TSource As Class) ( 
	source As IQueryable(Of TSource),
	hintSpecification As String,
	hintKind As HintType
) As IQueryable(Of TSource)

Parameters

source: Type: System.Linq.IQueryable<TSource>
The source to specify the table/view hint for.
hintSpecification: Type: System.String
The hint specification to apply to the target source is mapped on.
hintKind: Type: SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses.HintType
the type of the hint, which directs how the hint will be used in the SQL query

Type Parameters

TSource: The type of the source.

Return Value

Type: IQueryable<TSource>

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IQueryable<TSource>. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	source can't be null

Reference

QueryableExtensionMethods Class

WithHint Overload

SD.LLBLGen.Pro.LinqSupportClasses Namespace