DbSeekOptions Enumeration

Options that specify how the Seek method will seek on an index.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

Namespace: System.Data.SqlServerCe
Assembly: System.Data.SqlServerCe (in system.data.sqlserverce.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<FlagsAttribute> _
Public Enumeration DbSeekOptions
'Usage
Dim instance As DbSeekOptions
[FlagsAttribute] 
public enum DbSeekOptions
[FlagsAttribute] 
public enum class DbSeekOptions
/** @attribute FlagsAttribute() */ 
public enum DbSeekOptions
FlagsAttribute 
public enum DbSeekOptions

Members

  Member name Description
Supported by the .NET Compact Framework After Advances to the first row with values (in index order) after the seek value. 
Supported by the .NET Compact Framework AfterEqual Advances to the last matching row on the index. If there are no matching rows, advances to the first row with values after the seek value, in index order. 
Supported by the .NET Compact Framework Before Advances to the last row with values (in index order) before the seek value. 
Supported by the .NET Compact Framework BeforeEqual Advances to the first matching row on the index. If there are no matching rows, advances to the last row with values before the seek value, in index order. 
Supported by the .NET Compact Framework FirstEqual Advances to the first matching row (in index order) on the index. 
Supported by the .NET Compact Framework LastEqual Advances to the last matching row (in index order) on the index.  

Example

In this example, the FirstEqual option is specified for the Seek operation on the index.

Try
    Dim conn As New SqlCeConnection("Data Source = MyDatabase.sdf")
    conn.Open()

    Dim cmd As SqlCeCommand = conn.CreateCommand()
    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.TableDirect
    cmd.IndexName = "Orders_PK"
    cmd.CommandText = "Orders"

    ' We are interested in orders that match Order ID = 10020
    '
    cmd.SetRange(DbRangeOptions.Match, New Object() {10020, Nothing)

    Dim reader As SqlCeDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default)

    While reader.Read()
        MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0 ; {1", reader("Order ID"), reader("Order Date")))
    End While

    ' Now we are interested in orders with Order ID between (10020, 10050)
    '
    cmd.SetRange(DbRangeOptions.InclusiveStart Or DbRangeOptions.InclusiveEnd, New Object() {10020, New Object() {10050)

    reader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default)

    ' Now seek to Order ID = 10045
    '
    Dim onRow As Boolean =  reader.Seek(DbSeekOptions.FirstEqual, New Object() {10045)

    ' Now ,the reader will return rows with Order ID >= 10045 <= 10050
    ' because the range was set to (10020, 10050)
    '
    If onRow Then
        While reader.Read()
            MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0 ; {1", reader("Order ID"), reader("Order Date")))
        End While
    End If
Catch e As Exception
    MessageBox.Show(e.Message)
End Try
try
{
    SqlCeConnection conn = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source = MyDatabase.sdf");
    conn.Open();

    SqlCeCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.TableDirect;
    cmd.IndexName = "Orders_PK";
    cmd.CommandText = "Orders";

    // We are interested in orders that match Order ID = 10020
    //
    cmd.SetRange(DbRangeOptions.Match, new object[] { 10020 , null);

    SqlCeDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default);

    for (int i = 1; reader.Read(); i++)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0 ; {1", reader["Order ID"], reader["Order Date"]));
    

    // Now we are interested in orders with Order ID between (10020, 10050)
    //
    cmd.SetRange(DbRangeOptions.InclusiveStart | DbRangeOptions.InclusiveEnd,
        new object[] { 10020 , new object[] { 10050 );

    reader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default);

    // Now seek to Order ID = 10045
    //
    bool onRow = reader.Seek(DbSeekOptions.FirstEqual, new object[] { 10045 );

    // Now ,the reader will return rows with Order ID >= 10045 <= 10050
    // because the range was set to (10020, 10050)
    //
    if (onRow)
    {
        for (int i = 1; reader.Read(); i++)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0 ; {1", reader["Order ID"], reader["Order Date"]));
        
    

catch (Exception e)
{
    MessageBox.Show(e.Message);

Platforms

Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

See Also

Reference

System.Data.SqlServerCe Namespace