DbFunctions.AsUnicode(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data.Entity

Assembly:: EntityFramework.dll

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When used as part of a LINQ to Entities query, this method acts as an operator that ensures the input is treated as a Unicode string.

public static string AsUnicode (string value);

static member AsUnicode : string -> string

Public Shared Function AsUnicode (value As String) As String

Parameters

value: String

The input string.

Returns

String

The input string treated as a Unicode string.

Remarks

You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query. This function impacts the way the LINQ query is translated to a query that can be run in the database.

Applies to