Queryable.Any Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Linq

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Linq.Queryable.dll

Determines whether any element of an IQueryable<T> sequence exists or satisfies a condition.

Overloads

Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>)	Determines whether a sequence contains any elements.
Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource,Boolean>>)	Determines whether any element of a sequence satisfies a condition.

Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>)

Source:

Queryable.cs

Determines whether a sequence contains any elements.

C#

public static bool Any<TSource>(this System.Linq.IQueryable<TSource> source);

Type Parameters

TSource

The type of the elements of source.

Parameters

source

IQueryable<TSource>

A sequence to check for being empty.

Returns

Boolean

true if the source sequence contains any elements; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

source is null.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>) to determine whether a sequence contains any elements.

C#

List<int> numbers = new List<int> { 1, 2 };

// Determine if the list contains any elements.
bool hasElements = numbers.AsQueryable().Any();

Console.WriteLine("The list {0} empty.",
    hasElements ? "is not" : "is");

// This code produces the following output:
//
// The list is not empty.

The Boolean value that the Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>) method returns is typically used in the predicate of a where clause (Where clause in Visual Basic) or a direct call to the Where<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource,Boolean>>) method. The following example demonstrates this use of the Any method.

C#

class Pet
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Age { get; set; }
}
class Person
{
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public Pet[] Pets { get; set; }
}

public static void AnyEx2()
{
    List<Person> people = new List<Person>
        { new Person { LastName = "Haas",
                       Pets = new Pet[] { new Pet { Name="Barley", Age=10 },
                                          new Pet { Name="Boots", Age=14 },
                                          new Pet { Name="Whiskers", Age=6 }}},
          new Person { LastName = "Fakhouri",
                       Pets = new Pet[] { new Pet { Name = "Snowball", Age = 1}}},
          new Person { LastName = "Antebi",
                       Pets = new Pet[] { }},
          new Person { LastName = "Philips",
                       Pets = new Pet[] { new Pet { Name = "Sweetie", Age = 2},
                                          new Pet { Name = "Rover", Age = 13}} }
        };

    // Determine which people have a non-empty Pet array.
    IEnumerable<string> names = from person in people
                                where person.Pets.AsQueryable().Any()
                                select person.LastName;

    foreach (string name in names)
        Console.WriteLine(name);

    /* This code produces the following output:

       Haas
       Fakhouri
       Philips
    */
}

Remarks

The Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>) method generates a MethodCallExpression that represents calling Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>) itself as a constructed generic method. It then passes the MethodCallExpression to the Execute<TResult>(Expression) method of the IQueryProvider represented by the Provider property of the source parameter.

The query behavior that occurs as a result of executing an expression tree that represents calling Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>) depends on the implementation of the type of the source parameter. The expected behavior is that it determines if source contains any elements.

Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource,Boolean>>)

Source:

Queryable.cs

Determines whether any element of a sequence satisfies a condition.

C#

public static bool Any<TSource>(this System.Linq.IQueryable<TSource> source, System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<Func<TSource,bool>> predicate);

Type Parameters

TSource

The type of the elements of source.

Parameters

source

IQueryable<TSource>

A sequence whose elements to test for a condition.

predicate

Expression<Func<TSource,Boolean>>

A function to test each element for a condition.

Returns

Boolean

true if any elements in the source sequence pass the test in the specified predicate; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

source or predicate is null.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource,Boolean>>) to determine whether any element in a sequence satisfies a condition.

C#

class Pet
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Age { get; set; }
    public bool Vaccinated { get; set; }
}

public static void AnyEx3()
{
    // Create an array of Pet objects.
    Pet[] pets =
        { new Pet { Name="Barley", Age=8, Vaccinated=true },
          new Pet { Name="Boots", Age=4, Vaccinated=false },
          new Pet { Name="Whiskers", Age=1, Vaccinated=false } };

    // Determine whether any pets over age 1 are also unvaccinated.
    bool unvaccinated =
        pets.AsQueryable().Any(p => p.Age > 1 && !p.Vaccinated);

    Console.WriteLine(
        "There {0} unvaccinated animals over age one.",
        unvaccinated ? "are" : "are not any");
}

// This code produces the following output:
//
//  There are unvaccinated animals over age one.

Remarks

This method has at least one parameter of type Expression<TDelegate> whose type argument is one of the Func<T,TResult> types. For these parameters, you can pass in a lambda expression and it will be compiled to an Expression<TDelegate>.

The Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource,Boolean>>) method generates a MethodCallExpression that represents calling Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource,Boolean>>) itself as a constructed generic method. It then passes the MethodCallExpression to the Execute<TResult>(Expression) method of the IQueryProvider represented by the Provider property of the source parameter.

The query behavior that occurs as a result of executing an expression tree that represents calling Any<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, Expression<Func<TSource,Boolean>>) depends on the implementation of the type of the source parameter. The expected behavior is that it determines if any of the elements of source satisfy the condition specified by predicate.