IDaoGetScalar Method (IEntityFields, ITransaction, IPredicate, IRelationCollection, IGroupByCollection, Boolean) | 
 
            Executes the expression defined with the field in the fields collection specified, using the various elements defined. The expression is executed as a
            scalar query and a single value is returned.
            
 
    Namespace: 
   SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses
    Assembly:
   SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses (in SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClasses.dll) Version: 5.4.0.0 (5.4.0)
SyntaxObject GetScalar(
	IEntityFields fields,
	ITransaction containingTransaction,
	IPredicate filter,
	IRelationCollection relations,
	IGroupByCollection groupByClause,
	bool allowDuplicates
)
Function GetScalar ( 
	fields As IEntityFields,
	containingTransaction As ITransaction,
	filter As IPredicate,
	relations As IRelationCollection,
	groupByClause As IGroupByCollection,
	allowDuplicates As Boolean
) As Object
Parameters
- fields
 - Type: SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClassesIEntityFields
IEntityFields instance with a single field with an expression defined and eventually aggregates - containingTransaction
 - Type: SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClassesITransaction
A containing transaction, if caller is added to a transaction, or null if not. - filter
 - Type: SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClassesIPredicate
filter to use - relations
 - Type: SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClassesIRelationCollection
The relations to walk - groupByClause
 - Type: SD.LLBLGen.Pro.ORMSupportClassesIGroupByCollection
The list of fields to group by on. When not specified or an empty collection is specified, no group by clause
            is added to the query. A check is performed for each field in the selectList. If a field in the selectList is not present in the groupByClause
            collection, an exception is thrown. - allowDuplicates
 - Type: SystemBoolean
Allow duplicates in the resultset. 
Return Value
Type: 
Object
            the value which is the result of the expression defined on the specified field
            
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