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Method-Based Query Syntax Examples: Element Operators

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The examples in this topic demonstrate how to use the First method to query the AdventureWorks Sales Model using method-based query syntax. The AdventureWorks Sales Model used in these examples is built from the Contact, Address, Product, SalesOrderHeader, and SalesOrderDetail tables in the AdventureWorks sample database.

The example in this topic uses the following using/Imports statements:

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.Objects;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Data.EntityClient;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data.Common;


Option Explicit On
Option Strict On
Imports System.Data.Objects
Imports System.Globalization

First

Example

The following example uses the First method to find the first email address that starts with 'caroline'.

string name = "caroline";
using (AdventureWorksEntities context = new AdventureWorksEntities())
{
    ObjectSet<Contact> contacts = context.Contacts;

    Contact query = contacts.First(contact =>
        contact.EmailAddress.StartsWith(name));

    Console.WriteLine("An email address starting with 'caroline': {0}",
        query.EmailAddress);
}

Dim name = "caroline"
Using context As New AdventureWorksEntities
    Dim contacts As ObjectSet(Of Contact) = context.Contacts

    Dim query = contacts.First(Function(cont) _
            cont.EmailAddress.StartsWith(name))

    Console.WriteLine("An email address starting with 'caroline': {0}", _
            query.EmailAddress)
End Using

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