有这么一个例子，寻找一个表中的某个字段介于某个给定的集合该怎么办？Sql写起来很简单，比如：Select * from table where id in (2,3, 4, 5)。就是寻找id字段为这个给定的集合(2,3, 4, 5)内的值。那Linq to Sql该怎么做呢？一个字，简单。

In Operator
比如，我们想要查找，"AROUT", "BOLID" 和 "FISSA" 这三个客户的订单。该如何做呢？Linq to Sql是这么做的。

string[] customerID_Set = new string[] { "AROUT", "BOLID", "FISSA" };

var q = (from o in db.Orders

where customerID_Set.Contains(o.CustomerID)

select o).ToList();

其生成的sql语句为

SELECT [t0].[OrderID], [t0].[CustomerID], [t0].[EmployeeID], [t0].[OrderDate], [

t0].[RequiredDate], [t0].[ShippedDate], [t0].[ShipVia], [t0].[Freight], [t0].[Sh

ipName], [t0].[ShipAddress], [t0].[ShipCity], [t0].[ShipRegion], [t0].[ShipPosta

lCode], [t0].[ShipCountry]

FROM [dbo].[Orders] AS [t0]

WHERE [t0].[CustomerID] IN (@p0, @p1, @p2)

-- @p0: Input String (Size = 5; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [AROUT]

-- @p1: Input String (Size = 5; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [BOLID]

-- @p2: Input String (Size = 5; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [FISSA]

先定义了一个数组，在linq query中，使用Contains，也很好理解，就是这个数组，包含了所有的CustomerID, 即返回结果中，所有的CustomerID都在这个集合内。也就是in。你也可以把数组的定义放在linq语句里。比如：

var q = (from o in db.Orders

where (new string[] { "AROUT", "BOLID", "FISSA" }).Contains(o.CustomerID)

select o).ToList();

Not in 呢？加个取反就是

var q2 = (from o in db.Orders

where !(new string[] { "AROUT", "BOLID", "FISSA" }).Contains(o.CustomerID)

select o).ToList();

就这么简单。

Like Operator
Like的操作，有点像in，但是，方向变了。什么意思呢。就是你给定一个字符串，去寻找数据中某个字段包含这个字符串。就是给定的字符串是某字段的子集。Sql Script是这么写的。

Selec * from table where id like '%AD%'

Selec * from table where id like '%AD'

Selec * from table where id like 'AD%'

上面的%是通配符，表示，该字段含有某个值，不知道的位置使用%代替。第一个是表示中间一段是AD，两头不清楚。第二个是结尾是AD,前面的不清楚。第三个相反，开头是AD，结尾不清楚。其对应的Linq 语句为

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where c.CustomerID.Contains("ROUT")

select c).ToList();

其生成的sql为

SELECT [t0].[CustomerID], [t0].[CompanyName], [t0].[ContactName], [t0].[ContactT

itle], [t0].[Address], [t0].[City], [t0].[Region], [t0].[PostalCode], [t0].[Coun

try], [t0].[Phone], [t0].[Fax]

FROM [dbo].[Customers] AS [t0]

WHERE [t0].[CustomerID] LIKE @p0

-- @p0: Input String (Size = 6; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [%ROUT%]

以ISSA结尾,头部通配：

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where c.CustomerID.EndsWith("ISSA")

select c).ToList();

其生成的sql为

SELECT [t0].[CustomerID], [t0].[CompanyName], [t0].[ContactName], [t0].[ContactT

itle], [t0].[Address], [t0].[City], [t0].[Region], [t0].[PostalCode], [t0].[Coun

try], [t0].[Phone], [t0].[Fax]

FROM [dbo].[Customers] AS [t0]

WHERE [t0].[CustomerID] LIKE @p0

-- @p0: Input String (Size = 5; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [%ISSA]

以ARO开始，尾部通配：

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where c.CustomerID.StartsWith("ARO")

select c).ToList();

其生成的sql为

SELECT [t0].[CustomerID], [t0].[CompanyName], [t0].[ContactName], [t0].[ContactT

itle], [t0].[Address], [t0].[City], [t0].[Region], [t0].[PostalCode], [t0].[Coun

try], [t0].[Phone], [t0].[Fax]

FROM [dbo].[Customers] AS [t0]

WHERE [t0].[CustomerID] LIKE @p0

-- @p0: Input String (Size = 4; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [ARO%]

Linq 还提供了一种方法，叫做SqlMethods.Like，需要先添加System.Data.Linq.SqlClient名称空间。上面的三个可以写成

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where SqlMethods.Like(c.CustomerID, "%ROUT%")

select c).ToList();

这里，你需要自己填写通配符，告诉Linq你是如何匹配。比如

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where SqlMethods.Like(c.CustomerID, "%ISSA")

select c).ToList();

再比如：

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where SqlMethods.Like(c.CustomerID, "ARO%")

select c).ToList();

SqlMethods.Like最奇妙的地方，莫过于，自己定义的通配表达式，你可以在任何地方实现通配。比如

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where SqlMethods.Like(c.CustomerID, "A%O%T")

select c).ToList();

其生成的sql为

SELECT [t0].[CustomerID], [t0].[CompanyName], [t0].[ContactName], [t0].[ContactT

itle], [t0].[Address], [t0].[City], [t0].[Region], [t0].[PostalCode], [t0].[Coun

try], [t0].[Phone], [t0].[Fax]

FROM [dbo].[Customers] AS [t0]

WHERE [t0].[CustomerID] LIKE @p0

-- @p0: Input String (Size = 5; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [A%O%T]

就是最标准的知道以A开头，以T结尾，中间知道一个值O，其他就什么不知道了。就用这个。
SQL Server 定义了四种通配符，在这里都可以使用。它们是：

Wildcard character	Description	Example
%	Any string of zero or more characters.	WHERE title LIKE '%computer%' finds all book titles with the word 'computer' anywhere in the book title.
_ (underscore)	Any single character.	WHERE au_fname LIKE '_ean' finds all four-letter first names that end with ean (Dean, Sean, and so on).
[ ]	Any single character within the specified range ([a-f]) or set ([abcdef]).	WHERE au_lname LIKE '[C-P]arsen' finds author last names ending with arsen and beginning with any single character between C and P, for example Carsen, Larsen, Karsen, and so on.
[^]	Any single character not within the specified range ([^a-f]) or set ([^abcdef]).	WHERE au_lname LIKE 'de[^l]%' all author last names beginning with de and where the following letter is not l.

%表示零长度或任意长度的字符串。_表示一个字符。[]表示在某范围区间的一个字符。[^]表示不在某范围区间的一个字符
比如：

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where SqlMethods.Like(c.CustomerID, "A_O_T")

select c).ToList();

就用_代表一个字符。其生成sql为

SELECT [t0].[CustomerID], [t0].[CompanyName], [t0].[ContactName], [t0].[ContactT

itle], [t0].[Address], [t0].[City], [t0].[Region], [t0].[PostalCode], [t0].[Coun

try], [t0].[Phone], [t0].[Fax]

FROM [dbo].[Customers] AS [t0]

WHERE [t0].[CustomerID] LIKE @p0

-- @p0: Input String (Size = 5; Prec = 0; Scale = 0) [A_O_T]

对于Not Like，也很简单，加个取非就是。

var q = (from c in db.Customers

where !SqlMethods.Like(c.CustomerID, "A_O_T")

select c).ToList();

SqlMethods.Like还有一个参数，叫escape Character，其将会被翻译成类似下面的语句。

SELECT columns FROM table WHERE

column LIKE '%\%%' ESCAPE '\'

escape 是因为某字段中含有特殊字符，比如%,_ [ ]这些被用作通配符的。这时就要用到Escape了。这是sql server的事情了。详细情况请参考：
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa933232(SQL.80).aspx

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