Queryable.Concat<TSource> Method
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Concatenates two sequences.
Namespace: System.Linq
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function Concat(Of TSource) ( _
source1 As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
source2 As IEnumerable(Of TSource) _
) As IQueryable(Of TSource)
public static IQueryable<TSource> Concat<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source1,
IEnumerable<TSource> source2
)
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of the input sequences.
Parameters
- source1
Type: System.Linq.IQueryable<TSource>
The first sequence to concatenate.
- source2
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TSource>
The sequence to concatenate to the first sequence.
Return Value
Type: System.Linq.IQueryable<TSource>
An IQueryable<T> that contains the concatenated elements of the two input sequences.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IQueryable<TSource>. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
ArgumentNullException | source1 or source2 is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
Remarks
The Concat<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, IEnumerable<TSource>) method generates a MethodCallExpression that represents calling Concat<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, IEnumerable<TSource>) itself as a constructed generic method. It then passes the MethodCallExpression to the CreateQuery<TElement>(Expression) method of the IQueryProvider represented by the Provider property of the source1 parameter.
The query behavior that occurs as a result of executing an expression tree that represents calling Concat<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, IEnumerable<TSource>) depends on the implementation of the type of the source1 parameter. The expected behavior is that the elements in source2 are concatenated to those of source1 to create a new sequence.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use Concat<TSource>(IQueryable<TSource>, IEnumerable<TSource>) to concatenate two sequences.
' This method creates and returns an array of Pet objects.
Shared Function GetCats() As Pet()
Dim cats() As Pet = _
{New Pet With {.Name = "Barley", .Age = 8}, _
New Pet With {.Name = "Boots", .Age = 4}, _
New Pet With {.Name = "Whiskers", .Age = 1}}
Return cats
End Function
' This method creates and returns an array of Pet objects.
Shared Function GetDogs() As Pet()
Dim dogs() As Pet = _
{New Pet With {.Name = "Bounder", .Age = 3}, _
New Pet With {.Name = "Snoopy", .Age = 14}, _
New Pet With {.Name = "Fido", .Age = 9}}
Return dogs
End Function
Shared Sub ConcatEx1()
Dim cats() As Pet = GetCats()
Dim dogs() As Pet = GetDogs()
' Concatenate a collection of cat names to a
' collection of dog names by using Concat().
Dim query As IEnumerable(Of String) = _
cats.AsQueryable() _
.Select(Function(cat) cat.Name) _
.Concat(dogs.Select(Function(dog) dog.Name))
For Each name As String In query
outputBlock.Text &= name & vbCrLf
Next
End Sub
Structure Pet
Dim Name As String
Dim Age As Integer
End Structure
' This code produces the following output:
'
' Barley
' Boots
' Whiskers
' Bounder
' Snoopy
' Fido
class Pet
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public int Age { get; set; }
}
// This method creates and returns an array of Pet objects.
static Pet[] GetCats()
{
Pet[] cats = { new Pet { Name="Barley", Age=8 },
new Pet { Name="Boots", Age=4 },
new Pet { Name="Whiskers", Age=1 } };
return cats;
}
// This method creates and returns an array of Pet objects.
static Pet[] GetDogs()
{
Pet[] dogs = { new Pet { Name="Bounder", Age=3 },
new Pet { Name="Snoopy", Age=14 },
new Pet { Name="Fido", Age=9 } };
return dogs;
}
public static void ConcatEx1()
{
Pet[] cats = GetCats();
Pet[] dogs = GetDogs();
// Concatenate a collection of cat names to a
// collection of dog names by using Concat().
IEnumerable<string> query =
cats.AsQueryable()
.Select(cat => cat.Name)
.Concat(dogs.Select(dog => dog.Name));
foreach (string name in query)
outputBlock.Text += name + "\n";
}
// This code produces the following output:
//
// Barley
// Boots
// Whiskers
// Bounder
// Snoopy
// Fido
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1
Platforms
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