EdmFunctions.LongCount(DbExpression) Method

Definition

Creates a DbFunctionExpression that invokes the canonical 'BigCount' function over the specified collection. The result type of the expression is Edm.Int64.

C#
public static System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbFunctionExpression LongCount(this System.Data.Common.CommandTrees.DbExpression collection);

Parameters

collection
DbExpression

An expression that specifies the collection over which the count value should be computed.

Returns

A new DbFunctionExpression that produces the count value.

Exceptions

collection is null.

collection is invalid.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1