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IN operator

Applies To: # OData core lib v7 supportedOData core lib v7 supported OData Core Lib V7

The IN operator is a new feature in OData 4.01 that enables a shorthand way of writing multiple EQ expressions joined by OR. For example,

GET /service/Products?$filter=Name eq 'Milk' or Name eq 'Cheese' or Name eq 'Donut'

can become

GET /service/Products?$filter=Name in ('Milk', 'Cheese', 'Donut')

Of the binary expression invoking IN, the left operand must be a single value and the right operand must be a comma-separated list of primitive values or a single expression that resolves to a collection; the expression returns true if the left operand is a member of the right operand.

Usage

The IN operator is used in expressions that resolve to a Boolean. Common use would be with $filter and it can also be used for $orderby. See test cases for examples of supported scenarios.

Remarks

Having successfully parsed the $filter expression, the FilterClause will have an Expression member which can be casted to an InNode object. The members of InNode Left and Right represent SingleValueNode and CollectionNode respectively. From there, it is up to the user to do whatever they would like with the parsed information from the InNode. As shown in the code samples, it may be in the user's best interest to downcast the SingleValueNode and CollectionNode to subclasses to access additional properties.