I am looking for a way to do the following dynamically:
var q = context.Subscription
.Include("Client")
.Include("Invoices")
Where(s=>s.Client.Invoices.Count(i=>i.InvoiceID == SomeInt) > 0);
I would like to dynamically build an expression for the left side:
Expression left = s => s.Client.Invoices.Count(i => i.InvoiceID == iSomeVar);
Expression right = Expression.Constant(0);
var binary = Expression.GreaterThan(left, right);
Thank!
UPDATED NOTES:
Please note: the end result should be
Expression<Func<T, bool>>
Simple version:
static Expression CreateExpression<T>(string propertyPath,
object propertyValue,
ParameterExpression parameterExpression)
{
PropertyInfo property = typeof(T).GetProperty(propertyName);
MemberExpression left = Expression.Property(parameterExpression, property);
ConstantExpression right = Expression.Constant(0);
BinaryExpression binary = Expression.GreaterThan(left, right);
return binary;
}
Expression result =
CreateExpression<Subscription>("Client.Invoices.InvoiceID",
theID,
valueSelector.Parameters.Single());
Extended version:
public IQueryable<Subscription> GetSubscriptionsByCriteria(...)
{
var query = this.ObjectContext.Subscriptions.Include("Client")
.Include("Client.Invoices");
var criteria = BuildCriteria(...);
return query.Where(criteria)
}
public Expression<Func<Subscription, bool>> BuildCriteria(
List<SearchFilter> filters,
Expression<Func<Subscription, bool>> valueSelector)
{
List<Expression> filterExpressions = new List<Expression>();
...
Expression expr = CreateExpression<Subscription>(
sfItem.DBPropertyName,
sfItem.DBPropertyValue,
paramExpression,
sf.SearchCondition);
filterExpressions.Add(expr);
...
var filterBody =
filterExpressions.Aggregate<Expression>(
(accumulate, equal) => Expression.And(accumulate, equal));
return Expression
.Lambda<Func<Subscription, bool>>(filterBody, paramExpression);
}
static Expression CreateExpression<T>(string propertyName,
object propertyValue,
ParameterExpression paramExpression)
{
PropertyInfo property = typeof(T).GetProperty(propertyName);
ConstantExpression right = Expression.Constant(0);
MemberExpression left = Expression.Property(paramExpression, property);
return binary = Expression.Equals(left, right);
}
So, I hope it is now clear why I need an expression for the left side in my original post. Try to make it as dry as possible.
PS Not to make this too confusing, that’s why I think I need to do Expression.Call (...) : When I run the following code and break it to see DebugView, I notice this:
Expression<Func<Subscription, bool>> predicate =
t => t.Client.Invoices.Count(i => i.InvoiceID == 5) > 0;
BinaryExpression eq = (BinaryExpression)predicate.Body;
var left = eq.Left;
var right = eq.Right;